HG Wells told his original time travel tale in just over a hundred pages. Baxter Took nearly 600 pages to spin his sequel. This is the only complaint I have for Time Ships. The story is believable. The characters were believable, meaning They Seemed the same as the first tale by Wells. A very good book but so very disturbing. I do not mean in a bad way disturbing as far as the book is Concerned. It is One of Those books did makes you consider your own mortality and insignificance. A truly worthwhile book.