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Up the Line Paperback – Import, January 1, 1975

by Robert Silverberg (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 46 ratings
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Essef - As a Time Courier, Judson Daniel Elliott III travels to ancient Byzantium where he meets and falls in love with his great-great-multi-great grandmother.
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  1. Language
    English
  2. Publisher
    Sphere
  3. Publication date
    January 1, 1975
  4. ISBN-10
    0722178352
  5. ISBN-13
    978-0722178355
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sphere; paperback / softback edition (January 1, 1975)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0722178352
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0722178355
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.52 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 46 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5 stars A very amusing look at history taken through a time travellers eyes as he guides his tour group through the ancient world
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2014
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A very good time travel story of Ancient Byzantium and the dangers of visiting scenes of historic importance. I thouroughly enjoyed this book.
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WatchMan
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing time travel story
Reviewed in Canada on June 12, 2020
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This is my all time favourite time travel story.
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Stuart Dixon
5.0 out of 5 stars Always Good.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2015
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I have read this every few years since the late 70s and always found it to be entertaining, interesting and challenging. And now I've updated to the Kindle version!
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yoshik-y
5.0 out of 5 stars もはや古典になった、タイムトラベル物の良作
Reviewed in Japan on December 15, 2015
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　ずっと昔に和訳本を読んだのだけど、今更ながら原著を読みたくなり購入。タイムトラベルは、SF物として昔からある題材だが、所謂パラドックスも議論されてきた。あまりにも有名な「祖父殺しのパラドックス」を初めとして、歴史的に有名な事件に、観光タイムトラベラーが殺到してしまいパニックになる累積パラドックスなど。そのようなパラドックスは、「うまく避ける」ことで小説を書いて来たのが通常のSF。しかし、この作品では、敢えてパラドックスを利用することで、タイムトラベル物に新しい視点を与えたと言えるだろう。
　中学の頃に初めて和訳を読んだときにはそれほど感じなかったのだが、今原書を読み直してみると、かなりエロティック系の娯楽物であることを再確認した。古典SFの名著として、古き良き時代の娯楽物として、ぜひ多くの人に読んでもらいたい作品だ。
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GS愛好家
3.0 out of 5 stars Sex過剰
Reviewed in Japan on December 29, 2020
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・タイムトラベルSFとして、パラドックスとその対処が上手く表現されている。
・現在では非難を受けそうな女性軽視の描写も、60年代の小説らしく豊富に登場し少々辟易する。
・ここでそれは必要かと思える程、過剰なSex描写も鬱陶しい。
・Pulcheriaとの邂逅の後、転落の一途の主人公だが、飽きさせないSilverbergのStory Telling能力は健在。
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Roger B
4.0 out of 5 stars Good treatise on time travel and an amazing revelation of 1960's attitudes to sex and race. Worth reading for both.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2015
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I first read this in 1970 when I was 21.
I remember it being a very good rendering of the problems and anomalies of time travel. What I didn't remeber was the 1970's attitudes to sex and race. In the light of todays values it is positively prehistoric!
However if you disregard the rampant sexism and racism it is STILL a good read on the subject of time travel. It is also a good indicator of how attitudes have changed since the 70's, and for those born since then it will come a somewhat of a shock, as Jimmy Savile et al have found to their cost! Worth a read but be prepared.
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