DTI: Watching the Clock by C. L. Bennett Review Thread (Spoilers!) - Page 13

Christopher · May 16 2011, 07:19 PM

Whoops, I knew that when I wrote the book but I got it wrong in the annotations. It's fixed now.

ToddCam · May 16 2011, 07:35 PM

Sci wrote:

Though bisabuela is a perfectly defensible choice, since Clare is, after all, their many, many times over great-grandmother.

I totally agree. However, Christopher's annotations had an error. I was just telling him. Also, Christopher, I notice you didn't change the thing about Seleneans.

Christopher · May 16 2011, 07:48 PM

^That's fixed now too.

elaithin · May 17 2011, 06:22 PM

Christopher,

Just finished DTI. Very, very impressive book. Expert weaving together of all the contradictory information about time travel, and an even better job in making the DTI characters people you care about. I can't even narrow down all the things I loved in this book. Thank you.

Christopher · May 17 2011, 06:26 PM

Thanks!

TerraUnam · May 17 2011, 08:58 PM

So tell me Mr. Bennett, have you been having problems fitting through doors lately?

RonG · May 18 2011, 11:14 AM

Voted Outstanding, with a capital O

As others already posted, Christopher has written the best Trek book since Destiny

Turtletrekker · May 19 2011, 01:51 AM

Outstanding! Best Trek since Destiny!

I am going to the annotations next and the answer to this question is probably there, but did I catch a reference to the proposed animated Trek series from a few years back that never got developed?

Mr. Laser Beam · May 19 2011, 02:18 AM

^ If it's the thing I'm thinking of, it is...

Christopher · May 19 2011, 03:23 AM

^That's an oblique reference. There's a more direct one later.

Turtletrekker · May 19 2011, 03:27 AM

Christopher wrote:

^That's an oblique reference. There's a more direct one later.

The reference I noticed was on...

Christopher · May 19 2011, 04:10 AM

Yup, that's the one.

BrotherBenny · May 19 2011, 06:31 PM

Was that specifically stated to be in our future, or one possible future?

I've read six books since then and my memory is a little fuzzy on the details.

Scout101 · May 19 2011, 06:42 PM

looked like just one possible future, as they were quick to point out that that little side detour had been contained to it's own side universe, and not part of the main timeline they all shared...

Art Vandelay · May 23 2011, 10:34 AM

Just finished Watching the Clock last Friday, and I think it's way, way above average bordering on outstanding.

The fates of the Bozeman's crew and Clare Raymond were among the things I liked best about the novel, very nice emotional touches amidst all of that time-bending awesomeness.

Highly recommended reading.

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May 16 2011, 07:19 PM	#181
Christopher Writer	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread Whoops, I knew that when I wrote the book but I got it wrong in the annotations. It's fixed now. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

May 16 2011, 07:48 PM	#183
Christopher Writer	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread ^That's fixed now too. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

May 17 2011, 06:22 PM	#184
elaithin Fleet Captain Location: Texas	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread Christopher, Just finished DTI. Very, very impressive book. Expert weaving together of all the contradictory information about time travel, and an even better job in making the DTI characters people you care about. I can't even narrow down all the things I loved in this book. Thank you. __________________ Your immediate female ancestor belonged to the Cricetinae subfamily of rodents, and your immediate male ancestor was redolent of Sambucus nigra.

May 17 2011, 06:26 PM	#185
Christopher Writer	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread Thanks! __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

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ABOUT US

May 17 2011, 08:58 PM	#186
TerraUnam Commander Location: United Earth	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread So tell me Mr. Bennett, have you been having problems fitting through doors lately? __________________ Fate protects fools, little children and ships named Enterprise. But not ships named Columbia.

May 18 2011, 11:14 AM	#187
RonG Captain Location: Fluidic Space	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread Voted Outstanding, with a capital O As others already posted, Christopher has written the best Trek book since Destiny __________________ RonG is Right!

May 19 2011, 01:51 AM	#188
Turtletrekker Vice Admiral Location: Tacoma, Washington	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread Outstanding! Best Trek since Destiny! I am going to the annotations next and the answer to this question is probably there, but did I catch a reference to the proposed animated Trek series from a few years back that never got developed? __________________ Coulson lives!

May 19 2011, 02:18 AM	#189
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread ^ If it's the thing I'm thinking of, it is... Ducane's security officers wearing cyborg-ish implants, similar to the Borg-derived implants worn by those in the abortive animated series. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

May 19 2011, 03:23 AM	#190
Christopher Writer	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread ^That's an oblique reference. There's a more direct one later. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

May 19 2011, 04:10 AM	#192
Christopher Writer	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread Yup, that's the one. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

May 19 2011, 06:31 PM	#193
BrotherBenny Rear Admiral Location: BrotherBenny	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread Was that specifically stated to be in our future, or one possible future? I've read six books since then and my memory is a little fuzzy on the details. __________________ "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." - Henry David Thoreau My blog / My crime stories

May 19 2011, 06:42 PM	#194
Scout101 Admiral Location: Rhode Island, USA	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread looked like just one possible future, as they were quick to point out that that little side detour had been contained to it's own side universe, and not part of the main timeline they all shared... __________________ Perhaps, if I am very lucky, the feeble efforts of my lifetime will someday be noticed and maybe, in some small way, they will be acknowledged as the greatest works of genius ever created by man. ~Jack Handey STO: @JScout33

May 23 2011, 10:34 AM	#195
Art Vandelay Captain Location: New Vertiform City	Re: Star Trek: DTI: Watching The Clock Review Thread Just finished Watching the Clock last Friday, and I think it's way, way above average bordering on outstanding. The fates of the Bozeman's crew and Clare Raymond were among the things I liked best about the novel, very nice emotional touches amidst all of that time-bending awesomeness. Highly recommended reading.