Across Realtime Author:Vernor Vinge 'The intricately plotted progress of characters from near to farfuture... on an Earth which, like an abandon playground, has long ago been left behind by an evolving humanity... human-scale action within a vast canvas' The Excyclopedia of Science Fiction. Encompassing time-travel, powerful mystery and the future history of humanity to its la... more »st handful of survivors, Across Realtime spans millions of years and isan utterly engrossing SF classic. 'You can hardly turn the pages fast enough. As sheer entertainment, it's a winner' Locus« less
Both books in this compendium are original and very creative uses of an idea. Although early works of Vinge, they set the tone and stage for his later works. I enjoyed each book and was very surprised by the originality of the ideas presented.