Time After Time

Karl Alexander

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In 1979 Karl Alexander burst upon the literary world with a brash, exciting novel with a unique concept: H. G. Wells, the famous, bestselling author of such sensations as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds had actually invented a time machine.

When Wells showed it off to his famous friends—such as Henry James, Ford Madox Ford and other literary lights of 1893 London, he never suspected that another guest, his college friend, surgeon Leslie John Stephenson, was in truth the infamous Jack the Ripper. When Scotland Yard detectives showed up at Wells’s house to inquire about Stevenson, Jack took the machine and fled to the future—1979 San Francisco. When the time machine, as designed, returned to its point of origin, Wells followed the Ripper to the future. Wells felt obligated to bring him back to justice. Once in San Francisco, Wells realized that he also must save that city . . . and a particular lovely young woman . . . from a new reign of terror at the hands of the depraved, grisly Jack.

The rest of the story is well known, because Time After Time became the very successful Malcolm McDowell / Mary Steenburgen film of 1980. A bestseller in the U.S., England and elsewhere when it was first published, this irresistible thriller about famous real-life people has been unavailable for nearly thirty years. A battle of wits between the Victorian adversaries as exciting and suspenseful as it was when first published, this classic time-travel thriller will be a grand treat for a new generation of readers.

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Number 7 Mornington Place was a tall and narrow brick  house with a  well- kept yard bordered by a hedge and an  iron- railing fence. With its  three- gabled roof and  dark- brown trim, it looked like all the other residences east of Regency Park between Euston and Cam-den Town. The streets appeared similar, too, for they  were well laid out and at night  were always crowded with lively, energetic people who liked to mingle in the  gas- lit haze visiting or going on errands, despite the fog and the extremely cold weather.

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Mike  rated it  
Dec 28, 2011
TIME AFTER TIME, Or, a case of Serendipity

As one deeply southern friend of mine might say, I am a "threat and a hazard" to hit a tag, garage, yard, or estate sale. Being a book lover which means I possess not one degree of shame, if I don't see a book at one of the aforementio ...more
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Ricky  rated it  
Jan 3, 2010
I took this book on holiday after my brothers recommendation, the story was engaging funny and also quite thought provoking. This book is such an entertaining read and very well written, it captured the Victorian and modern day perspectives and differences so well. I laughed out loud at some parts o ...more
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Everton  rated it  
May 31, 2010
H.G. Wells secretly invents a time machine and pursues Jack the Ripper to 1979 where hijinks ensue. Good read. ...more
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KARL ALEXANDER is the author of five novels, including the sequel to Time After Time, Jaclyn the Ripper. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Time After Time
Karl Alexander

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Tom Doherty Associates
Forge Books
February 2010
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ISBN: 9780765326225
ISBN10: 0765326221
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 288 pages
$14.99
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February 2010
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