Race Against Time

By Piers Anthony

Book Overview

A fast paced, exciting adventure as a young man discovers that he is a part of an elaborate charade to recreate a specific time and place in history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812531108
• ISBN13: 9780812531107
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: New York: Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1985
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 4.1"

Customer Reviews

Excelelnt

This was a great read. I couldn't put the book down. The ending was slightly anti-climatic, but didn't detract from the story. This is definitely a book I would recommend.

Fascinating

Although somewhat controversial topics are raised on the subject of racial differences (main character is one of only 2 "purebred Caucasians" left in the world and later finds there are only 2 purebred Chinese and 2 purebred Africans while the rest of the world is "Standard," apparently an amalgamation of all races and who apparently hunted down and killed all other races for the most part), the book is nonetheless a very interesting bit of pulp fiction from the early 1970s. I much prefer Anthony's earlier works, such as this one and "Shade of the Tree" to his later efforts, where he enters into long series and the books become repetitive and silly. But hey, track down this book if you can and find out for yourself what you think. It may take a bit of work, but I think you will agree that it is worth the effort.

I LOVED it!

Here's the description from the back cover notably missing here:"John Smith is just a typical teenager growing up in a typical American town in 1960... or is he? He has a dog - that can climb trees and understand very complex comands. He has parents - who watch him constantly, taking notes when they think he's not looking. He has a girlfriend - a girl he's never met, who he has been told he must marry.John knows that something is wrong, but until he crosses the boundary fence late one night, he realize just how much. For wherever, whenever he lives, it is definitely NOT America, circa 1960."It's a pretty trippy little story. I like that. You know, the whole walking along through normal reality and then unexpectedly dropping off a cliff into the Twilight Zone. That's exactly what this story does.

You Have to Understand Piers Anthony

If you are a Piers Anthony fan, you are probably not hooked on his writing. You are hooked on his creativity. This man has an imagination that cannot be duplicated anywhere. He can look at a droll, everyday item and turn it into a chapter/story. He not only creates imagery in words, but tends to turn the world upside down and around you. He is very thought provoking. If his technique has you down, back up and look for the real gem, imagination.

Don't Let This One Slip By!

One of his best, and often overlooked because it isn't in a series. Piers describes a world of the future where all human beings have "evolved" into one race, and the attempts to create divergent races. VERY thought provoking