The End of Eternity

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The End of Eternity is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores time travel, temporal engineering, and the unintended consequences of manipulating history.


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instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Isaac Asimov
chronologyRelativeToAsimovWorks often discussed in relation to Asimov's Foundation and Robot stories
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Walter Brooks
genre science fiction
time travel fiction
hasAdaptation radio adaptations
hasCharacter Andrew Harlan
Brinsley Sheridan Cooper
Laban Twissell
Noÿs Lambent
hasInfluenceOn later time travel fiction
hasMedium print
hasOrganization Eternity
hasPageCount about 190–200 pages
hasReception considered one of Asimov's major standalone novels
hasTimeSpanInStory many centuries of human history
involvesConcept Minimum Necessary Change
Reality Change
alternate histories
causality
temporal paradox
isbn 978-0-7653-4239-5
language English
mainSubject manipulation of history
temporal engineering
time travel
unintended consequences
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor detailed treatment of time travel mechanics
exploration of social impact of time control
originalTitleLanguage English
partOf Isaac Asimov bibliography
plotFocus editing reality through time changes
organization controlling history
protagonist Andrew Harlan
publicationDate 1955
publisher Doubleday
setting far future
outside normal time
structure linear narrative with temporal jumps
theme ethics of time travel
free will versus determinism
love versus duty
technological control of society
unintended consequences of intervention

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Isaac Asimov
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