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The Other ValleyScott Alexander Howard (Atlantic Books (UK); Atria Books (US))
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard is an unusual and deeply enjoyable time travel novel. It was published early this year, and sadly I didn’t review it then for the simple reason that I had no idea it existed. Fortunately, now that I have had it recommended to me and have actually read it, I have special permission from my editor at New Scientist to travel back in time and celebrate its publication.
The premise of this superb debut is simple yet complex. We are in a…
Time travel sci-fi novel is a rip-roaringly good thought experiment
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