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Time Was

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Ian McDonald weaves a love story across an endless expanse with his science fiction novella Time Was

A love story stitched across time and war, shaped by the power of books, and ultimately destroyed by it.

In the heart of World War II, Tom and Ben became lovers. Brought together by a secret project designed to hide British targets from German radar, the two founded a love that could not be revealed. When the project went wrong, Tom and Ben vanished into nothingness, presumed dead. Their bodie...

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Ian McDonald’s Time Was Tells a Poignant Story of Time-Lost Lovers

Ian McDonald’s Time Was Tells a Poignant Story of Time-Lost Lovers

From his very first book, 1988’s Desolation Road, Ian McDonald has impressed with novels exploring the impact of high technology on societies beyond the borders of the Western world, and people on the margins. Recently, he’s captured new readers (and Hollywood interest) with the Luna trilogy, a flashy mob drama on the moon, but he’s taken […]
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