End of Eternity (Panther Science Fiction)

Thebesttime-travelstorysinceH.G.Wells’sTheTimeMachine,bytheGrandMasterofsciencefiction,thestoryofAndrewHarlan,TechnicianandEternal.AndrewHarlan’sjobistorangethroughpastandpresentcenturiesmonitoringandevenalteringTime’smyriadcause-and-effectrelationships.AsaTechnicianwiththeAllwhenCouncil,heinitiatesRealityChangesthatmayaffectthelivesofasmanyasfiftybillionpeople–andamillionormoreofthemmaybesodrasticallyaffectedastobeconsiderednewindividulas.Aboveall,therefore,aTechnicianmustbedispassionate.Anemotionalmake-upisadistincthandicap.ThenHarlanmeetsNo?sandfallsvictimtoaphenomenonolderthanTimeitself–love.Yearsofself-disciplinearecastasideasHarlanusestheawesometechniquesoftheEternalstotwistTimesothatheandNo?smightsurvive…together.