A Bridge of Years

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Summary: Really Entertaining. Hard to Put Down
Review: Getting over a divorce and coming home to eat humble pie and work in his brother's used car lot, an ordinary guy buys a small cozy house in the woods of Washington state and soon notices something strange is afoot. When he falls asleep in front of the TV with a dirty plate in front of him, it's always clean in the morning. In fact, if he didn't know better, he would think some little elf had snuck in and washed it. Combine that with some strange dreams with Wilson's characteristic obsession with bug like creatures, and the discovery of a lifetime - a secret tunnel in the basement that leads...to another time! At first, everything is wonderful, but the tunnel comes with some dangerous baggage. It's a great, easy read that you won't be able to put down. Wilson always creates the great everyman characters and his plots always have that wonderful quality of mixing the fantastic with the ordinary. Why this really bizarre thing could be happening right next door to you! I enjoyed this one more than any other of his books. I think it's his tightest and it's a lot of fun.

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Summary: A Good Read for a Winter Night
Review: I ripped through this one on a trip across country. It's not literature but a fun story nonetheless. A man buys a cottage in the woods to recover from heartache. He slowly discovers that he's not alone in the house, but that the building is "alive" (sort of). Soon after, he finds that his home is a 4th dimensional way station to 1963 New York, a way station guarded by a paranoid cyborg from a post-holocaust future. Cool, huh?

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Summary: A Good Read for a Winter Night
Review: I ripped through this one on a trip across country. It's not literature but a fun story nonetheless. A man buys a cottage in the woods to recover from heartache. He slowly discovers that he's not alone in the house, but that the building is "alive" (sort of). Soon after, he finds that his home is a 4th dimensional way station to 1963 New York, a way station guarded by a paranoid cyborg from a post-holocaust future. Cool, huh?

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Summary: I'd rank him up there with Gene Wolfe.
Review: I was turned on to Robert Charles Wilson by a friend of mine. I was skeptical about reading sci-fi, since lately I've been into Hunter S. Thompson and Mario Puzo. I must say though I was blown away. Those of you who have been fortunate enough to read The Harvest will know exactly what I mean. Even though A Bridge of Years isn't quite as gripping, you still find yourself asking questions like 'what if I had the choice' and 'what if I were given that opportunity.' I thought The Harvest started out a bit slow, but this book jumps right into the action. The way Wilson writes makes his books very believable, they're not far-fetched at all. Great reading for most age ranges. The bad news is that these titles are now out of print, I actually came to this site looking for them. If you're ready to take an insight into yourself, and if you can find them, I highly recommend Wilson no matter what genre you prefer to read.

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Summary: This book is as addictive as 'The Harvest' was...
Review: I was turned on to Robert Charles Wilson by a friend of mine. I was skeptical about reading sci-fi, since lately I've been into Hunter S. Thompson and Mario Puzo. I must say though I was blown away. Those of you who have been fortunate enough to read The Harvest will know exactly what I mean. Even though A Bridge of Years isn't quite as gripping, you still find yourself asking questions like 'what if I had the choice' and 'what if I were given that opportunity.' I thought The Harvest started out a bit slow, but this book jumps right into the action. The way Wilson writes makes his books very believable, they're not far-fetched at all. Great reading for most age ranges. The bad news is that these titles are now out of print, I actually came to this site looking for them. If you're ready to take an insight into yourself, and if you can find them, I highly recommend Wilson no matter what genre you prefer to read.

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Summary: I'd rank him up there with Gene Wolfe.
Review: One of the most memorable science fiction books I've read in the past decade. Wilson is both a stylist and a story-teller.

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Summary: A unique scifi story that succeeds as a romance as well!
Review: Wilson is one of the today's best science fiction writers and "A Bridge of Years" is his most moving book. This story of a house that serves as a crossroad in time weaves together the unique romance of an unlikely couple, a reluctant soldier from the future and a mysterious caretaker from an enlightened era. Suspense and insight are expertly balanced in the three storylines. "A Bridge of Years" succeeds in pairing great characters with fascinating ideas and a love story that fits perfectly into the scenario. It's a great book for unlikely fans of science fiction as it offers more than just the usual revelations and situations.

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Summary: A unique scifi story that succeeds as a romance as well!
Review: Wilson is one of the today's best science fiction writers and "A Bridge of Years" is his most moving book. This story of a house that serves as a crossroad in time weaves together the unique romance of an unlikely couple, a reluctant soldier from the future and a mysterious caretaker from an enlightened era. Suspense and insight are expertly balanced in the three storylines. "A Bridge of Years" succeeds in pairing great characters with fascinating ideas and a love story that fits perfectly into the scenario. It's a great book for unlikely fans of science fiction as it offers more than just the usual revelations and situations.

Rating:
Summary: A unique scifi story that succeeds as a romance as well!
Review: Wilson is one of the today's best science fiction writers and "A Bridge of Years" is his most moving book. This story of a house that serves as a crossroad in time weaves together the unique romance of an unlikely couple, a reluctant soldier from the future and a mysterious caretaker from an enlightened era. Suspense and insight are expertly balanced in the three storylines. "A Bridge of Years" succeeds in pairing great characters with fascinating ideas and a love story that fits perfectly into the scenario. It's a great book for unlikely fans of science fiction as it offers more than just the usual revelations and situations.