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The time ships / Stephen Baxter ; illustrated by Les Edwards

In this sequel to The Time Machine, the protagonist returns to the future to rescue Weena, only to find the timeline altered by his previous actions. He must navigate complex temporal paradoxes across a shifting future to complete his mission.
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