Product Description

Due to circumstances within our control... TOMORROW WILL BE CANCELED. In the fantastic world of THE END OF ETERNITY this terrifying forecast was entirely possible. The Eternals, the ruling class of the Future, had the power of life and death not only over every human being but bver the very centuries into which they were born. Past, Present, and Future could be created or destroyed at will. You had to be special to become an Eternal. Andrew Harlan was special. Until he committed the one unforgivable sin- falling in love. Eternals weren't supposed to have feelings. But Andrew Harlan could not deny the sensations that were struggling within him. Andrew knew he could not keep this secret forever. And so he began to plan his escape... a plan that changed his own past... and threatened Eternity itself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #499853 in Books
• Published on: 1971
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

A Mind-Bending Story
One of the issues older science fiction novels--late 40s, early 50s--is that they are usually anachronistic. In other words, characters are using slide rules thousands of years in the future instead of advanced computers, etc. The beauty with The End of Eternity is that these anachronistic story elements actually make sense in the context of the story. Using a lever to move an "kettle" back and forth through time actually feels realistic since Eternity is a hodgepodge of people from different times and places throughout human existence. Isaac Asimov's weakness actually works for him in this storyline, making it feel surprisingly realistic.

The storyline takes a lot of time to unfold. The pacing is very slow until you get to the end, where the plot unfolds at a neck-breaking pace. If you enjoy science fiction that realistically deals with the implications of time travel and what humans would do with it (turn it into a bureaucracy that plays God with potential timelines) then The End of Eternity is a wonderful book to read.