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  • The Accidental Time Machine

  • By: Joe Haldeman
  • Narrated by: Kevin Free
  • Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (1,096 ratings)

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The Accidental Time Machine

By: Joe Haldeman
Narrated by: Kevin Free
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Publisher's summary

Joe Haldeman is the esteemed Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of The Forever War. Things are going nowhere for lowly MIT research assistant Matt Fuller - especially not after his girlfriend drops him for another man. But then while working late one night, he inadvertently stumbles upon what may be the greatest scientific breakthrough ever. His luck, however, runs out when he finds himself wanted for murder - in the future.
©2007 Joe Haldeman (P)2008 Recorded Books

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lost me for a bit in the middle

Good story but somewhere in the middle it got less intriguing and rather boring. I pushed through because I couldn't leave halfway through.

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Time travel curiosity

This book seems more like a short story. Not enough flesh on the later chapters for me. I did enjoy the story but wanted more side plot or character development. The main actor never looks inside his device with the curiosity of a physicist. The ending is about as speedy as the Bible is between the fall from Eden to the murder of Abel (a few sentences). Just saying that a few more details would be revealing and interesting. It seems like the publicist read the first few developmental chapters, paid an advance, and had little patience to wait for the finished product.

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Awesome

Hi,
I have listened to this book several times since I purchased it! The book is great in any form.

What brought me back again, was the Narrator.

Hope you enjoy for yourself 😏

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Fantastic!

I absolutely loved this story, it was equal parts suspenseful as well as funny, scientifically based and believable characters, it was so refreshing! I loved the reading voice as well, never wanted to put this book down!

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quite interesting

not what was expected, but a delight nevertheless. an inviting journey through time and space.

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Quick read time travel story.

Fun read. I liked the characters and the plot. The writing kept me wanting more story….

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Was surprised

I really liked this novella. I wasn’t sure when I got it but was surprised that it was enjoyable

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It's about time

Science Fiction has been around for about a century and yet this is the first book that bases a story on a Time Machine only going forward in time. While the scenarios are sometimes a bit odd, and the secondary premise is left unexplained, I still feel this is a book worth reading. Something about the characters stays with you long after the book is back on the shelf.

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Time Travel: YES!

Time travel is my favorite science fiction sub-genre, and the added dystopian future world Haldeman unfolds makes for great entertainment. While I'm not a fan of all things Haldeman, I really liked this book and "The Forever War". Both novels are top notch must read science fiction. No science fiction library is complete without Haldeman's two great works of "The Accidental Time Machine" and "The Forever War".

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Engaging, Light Reading but Not Too Light

This is a good story and well worth the read. Enjoyable, engaging characters and a story not hard to follow. Well worth it.

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