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A desperate, fast-paced race against time to rewrite the twentieth century and stop a global catastrophe before it begins. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Time and Time Again.
- tense
- lonely
- dread-soaked
- high-stakes
- 01
The First Casualty
Ben Elton · 2005
A tense historical thriller that plunges into the mud and moral ambiguity of the Great War's front lines.
- 02
Thrice Upon a Time
James Patrick Hogan · 1980
A cerebral exploration of temporal physics that accelerates into a tense, high-stakes dilemma of ultimate sacrifice.
- 03
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Claire North
A sweeping, time-looping cat-and-mouse thriller that wrestles with the crushing weight of infinity and the fierce bonds of rivalry.
- 04
Blackout
Connie Willis
A meticulously detailed, slow-burn descent into the chaotic, terrifying, and profoundly human reality of the London Blitz.
- 05
The Accidental Time Machine
Joe Haldeman
A wry, fast-paced temporal road trip where the only way out of a problem is to jump further into an increasingly bizarre future.
- 06
The Excalibur Alternative
David Weber
A gritty, tactical thrill ride where medieval grit meets interstellar warfare in a satisfying tale of underdog rebellion.
- 07
All Clear
Connie Willis
A deeply immersive, anxiety-inducing, and ultimately heartbreaking tribute to the ordinary heroes of the London Blitz, wrapped in a time-travel mystery.
- 08
Fall of Giants
Ken Follett
A sweeping, immersive epic that weaves intimate family dramas into the turbulent tapestry of early twentieth-century global conflict.
- 09
Making History (Airport Ed)
Stephen Fry · 1996
A darkly comedic romp through time where trying to fix the ultimate historical evil only makes things catastrophically worse.
- 10
How to stop time
Matt Haig
A bittersweet, time-hopping meditation on the courage it takes to stop hiding from the past and finally risk living in the present.
- 11
The Future of Another Timeline
Annalee Newitz
A fierce, punk-rock time-travel thriller fueled by female rage and the urgent fight for a better future.
- 12
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
A sweeping, beautifully fractured tapestry of a single life lived over and over against the backdrop of a world at war.
