Part of the Discworld series , book 26
Thief Of Time
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About this book
This is a "Discworld" novel, written by Terry Pratchett; so be ready for tongue-in-cheek stuff and wry side-glances at the real world. Reason why this is here is one of Pratchett's quirky looks at the world. First of all, time here isn't an abstract concept but incarnated and personified. Secondly, the Auditors (godlike villains in the Discworld series) are irritated by the fact that humans and other races on Discworld behave unpredictably. (Yes, very irritating that...) They intend to deal with this problem by getting a clockmaker to build a perfect glass clock that will imprison Time and freeze it, thus removing the unpredictable element from human behavior. Perfectly logical. If there's no time, people can't do things.
Why it's on the list:
Not strictly about time 'travel', but definitely about time and how to tweak it. It's one of those novels that stretches the whole 'time' concept, and makes you think things you might not have thought of before. Besides, it's Terry Pratchett. Not to be taken too seriously, but not to be taken too lightly either, despite tongue being firmly in the cheek.
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