Books like Thrice Upon a Time by James P. Hogan
James P. Hogan’s novel follows Murdoch, who is called to his grandfather’s remote Scottish castle and learns of Sir Charles’s breakthrough: a small fraction of energy escapes through time, creating a "tau" radiation that can carry messages to the past. Murdoch uncovers paradoxes when he finds records of his own messages and must confront the possibility that his future may be undone by his past actions. As an advanced fusion reactor threatens global destruction, he faces a heartbreaking choice to send a final message that could reverse all he has learned to love.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: James P. Hogan
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