The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov

The End of Eternity

Isaac Asimov

188 pages • first pub 1955 (view editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
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The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov is ideal for readers who enjoy intellectually charged explorations of time’s ethical paradoxes, wrapped in a tense, character-driven narrative that questions the cost of control over destiny.

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Shortly to be filmed by Ridley Scott, the 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. Andrew Harlan's job is to range through past and pres...

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Community Reviews

4.06
based on 3,739 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 75%

mysterious: 58%

reflective: 47%

tense: 32%

challenging: 23%

emotional: 15%

inspiring: 13%

hopeful: 10%

informative: 10%

dark: 9%

funny: 3%

lighthearted: 3%

relaxing: 3%

sad: 2%

Pace

31% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

47% of readers chose Plot
37% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

43% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

51% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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