Time
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Our view
Stephen Baxter’s “Time” is an ambitious, idea-packed hard science fiction novel that opens the “Manifold” trilogy. Some readers find the start dull and the jargon clunky before the second half turns dizzying; others value how clearly it explains difficult science, even if it reads like a textbook at times. As each volume stands alone in its own universe, it is a fine pick for readers who come to science fiction mainly for big ideas.
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About the book
Manifold: Time is a 1999 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter. It is the first of Baxter's Manifold Trilogy, although the books can be read in any order because the series takes place in a multiverse.
Reading order · Manifold Trilogy
Full order & progress →- TimeThis book
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 71 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 71 | 100% |
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