The Man Who Was Sidetracked from Time to Time

by Daniel McCoy

What happens when a scientist creates a machine that he thinks will stop time but it accidentally malfunctions and all his friends disappear? No, I'm legitimately asking you, this isn't a wacky rhetorical question. I genuinely don't know what would happen. Sure, I did just write this book based on that particular premise, but I was just making stuff up. I don't know what you would do in real life. Probably call the police, right? Maybe get your supervisor to inform the Oh&S people. You know, play it safe. The people in this book did not call the relevant authorities. They went off and had an adventure. So, in that respect, this is a bit of a cautionary tale. Adventures are dangerous, you should always call the police if your friends disappear. And you should probably wear sunscreen more often as well. That's unrelated, it's just generally good advice.

435 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Stephen Hartwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A hilariously funny book that deals with the possibilities of three-dimensional time in a not all that serious manner. I do not think that I've laughed out loud as often when reading any other book when compared to this one. The exploits of Henry I and his counterpart Henry II are incredibly wide-ranging and absolutely ridiculous, but that's what makes this whole book work - the ability to turn anything on its head with a hilarious twist, but yet still makes sense in a bizarre kind of way. This is a book that you can see the author had fun writing it, and I'm sure is just as enjoyable for the reader.

[Chloe Graetz]

I found this book really funny at the start and it drew me in, but I found in really hard to keep up with which character was which, so I think that's why it took me so long to read it. People who know more about science would probably be able to keep up with it a lot more. There were still some sections I really enjoyed and found as funny as the Glennifer book.