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Kevin Perry wrote:
>
> > > name one single instance in any work of fiction where the act of
> > > altering the past was handled properly.
>
> And handled properly means..?  Is there a correct way?  Can there be a
> correct way?
>


i said properly, but meant effectively i guess.  i have never seen it to
make sense.

> I can think of a couple of suggestions though:
>
> i) Moorcock's Dancers at the End of Time (Morphail Effect)

great series, but silly as hell.

> ii) Julian May's Pliocene saga works very excellently and logically
> iii) Greg Bear's Eon is OK (although the Pi-meter is very silly)

both greek to me.

> iv) Zelazny's Amber handles time travel differently (alternate universes,
> which is a viable possibility based on quantum mechanics)

at which point does this address time-travel?  i've read the entire
series at least six times and remember no time travel.
(except in dreams and visions...)


i was just saying that if ya want a story to remain semi-credible, leave
time-travel out of it.  'v seen lots of great stories ruined by
breakdown due to timetravel glitches.

rj

>
> Kevin Perry
> Technical Manager
> Wide Multimedia
> http://www.wide.co.uk/