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  • The Accidental Time Machine

  • By: Joe Haldeman
  • Narrated by: Kevin Free
  • Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (1,099 ratings)

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The Accidental Time Machine

By: Joe Haldeman
Narrated by: Kevin Free
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Publisher's summary

Joe Haldeman is the esteemed Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of The Forever War. Things are going nowhere for lowly MIT research assistant Matt Fuller - especially not after his girlfriend drops him for another man. But then while working late one night, he inadvertently stumbles upon what may be the greatest scientific breakthrough ever. His luck, however, runs out when he finds himself wanted for murder - in the future.
©2007 Joe Haldeman (P)2008 Recorded Books
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lost me for a bit in the middle

Good story but somewhere in the middle it got less intriguing and rather boring. I pushed through because I couldn't leave halfway through.

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Time travel curiosity

This book seems more like a short story. Not enough flesh on the later chapters for me. I did enjoy the story but wanted more side plot or character development. The main actor never looks inside his device with the curiosity of a physicist. The ending is about as speedy as the Bible is between the fall from Eden to the murder of Abel (a few sentences). Just saying that a few more details would be revealing and interesting. It seems like the publicist read the first few developmental chapters, paid an advance, and had little patience to wait for the finished product.

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Awesome

Hi,
I have listened to this book several times since I purchased it! The book is great in any form.

What brought me back again, was the Narrator.

Hope you enjoy for yourself 😏

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Fantastic!

I absolutely loved this story, it was equal parts suspenseful as well as funny, scientifically based and believable characters, it was so refreshing! I loved the reading voice as well, never wanted to put this book down!

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quite interesting

not what was expected, but a delight nevertheless. an inviting journey through time and space.

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Quick read time travel story.

Fun read. I liked the characters and the plot. The writing kept me wanting more story….

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Was surprised

I really liked this novella. I wasn’t sure when I got it but was surprised that it was enjoyable

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satisfying and interesting.

I usually buy longer books. But this offered so much.

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Fun story

I thought this story was pretty clever. I do not listen to much sci-fi anymore -- I seldom find it entertaining -- but the description appealed to me and the novel did not let me down.

No worries - this is NOT "hard" science fiction. There was no work in trying to follow the science to get through this one.

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A fun spin on the time

Enjoyable book. I grabbed it by chance but am glad I did. If you have read and studied time travel the are lots of fun nods to most of the genre. The end is satisfying with a small laugh.

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