{"product_id":"9780008516420_the-end-of-eternity","title":"The End of Eternity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best time-travel story since H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine, by the Grand Master of science fiction, the story of Andrew Harlan, Technician and Eternal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Harlan’s job is to range through past and present centuries monitoring and even altering Time’s myriad cause-and-effect relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a Technician with the Allwhen Council, he initiates Reality Changes that may affect the lives of as many as fifty billion people – and a million or more of them may be so drastically affected as to be considered new individulas. Above all, therefore, a Technician must be dispassionate. An emotional make-up is a distinct handicap. Then Harlan meets Noÿs and falls victim to a phenomenon older than Time itself – love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears of self-discipline are cast aside as Harlan uses the awesome techniques of the Eternals to twist Time so that he and Noÿs might survive… together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsaac Asimov's The End of Eternity is a thrilling journey through time, filled with action and adventure. The psychological depth of the characters and the narrative's intricate plot, although not a detective mystery, make it a top-tier read for any science fiction fan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Frank Herbert (Children Of Dune), Robert Heinlein (Stranger in a Strange Land), Dan Simmons (The Terror), James S. A. Corey (Nemesis Games), and Ursula K. Le Guin (The Left Hand of Darkness).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isaac Asimov, Read by William Hope","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889067643029,"sku":"9780008516420","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008516420_854ececb-6d2d-4ab3-a4cd-6bd823511003.jpg?v=1776888457","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008516420_the-end-of-eternity","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}