Books like The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
In a near‑future United States, a civil servant is hired by a nascent Ministry of Time, tasked with observing and supporting a ‘time‑expat’ from 1845: Commander Graham Gore—an officer who survived a doomed Arctic expedition. As the bridge, she shares a cramped apartment with the disoriented veteran, confronting the technological and cultural shock of living in the present while keeping his world‑shifting research on schedule. Over the course of a year, what begins as an awkward professional partnership deepens into a passionate romance, forcing her to question the Ministry’s true motives and the ethical boundaries of altering history. Facing the power to potentially reshape the future, she must decide whether her personal desires can coexist with the stakes of time travel.
The novel explores themes of historical continuity, the ethics of scientific advancement, and the complexities of human connection across centuries, set against a backdrop of political ambition and cultural disruption.
First publish date: 2024
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Dystopian Fiction
Authors: Kaliane Bradley
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