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Paul Levinson's astonishing new Sf novel is a surprise and a delight: In the year 2042, Sierra, a young graduate student in Classics is shown a new dialog of Socrates, recently discovered, in which a time traveler tries to argue that Socrates might escape death by travel to the future! Thomas, the elderly scholar who has shown her the document, disappears, and Sierra immediately begins to track down the provenance of the manuscript, with the help of her classical scholar boyfriend, Max. The trail leads her to a time machine in a gentlemen's club in London and in New York, and into the past -- and to a time traveler from her future, posing as Heron of Alexandria in 150 AD. Complications, mysteries, travels, and time loops proliferate as Sierra tries to discern who is planning to save the greatest philosopher in human history, or to do so herself. And she finds that time travel raises more questions than it answers. Fascinating historical characters from Alcibiades (of the honeyed thighs) and Thomas Appleton, the great 19th century American publisher, to Socrates himself appear. with surprises in every chapter, Paul Levinson has outdone himself in The Plot to Save Socrates.
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"Socrates thought that ideas are out there waiting for us to think them. This book is waiting for us to read and think about. Gains momentum so get to the end!! "
— Debbie (4 out of 5 stars)
The Plot to Save Socrates Listener Reviews
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" A little far-fetched fantasy about time travel, but it's always fun to read about Socrates ... even the idea of Socrates is captivating to me. "
— Melynda, 11/26/2013 -
" Lively, intricate, and always intelligent time travel/alternate history novel. My longer review of this book appears here. "
— Pamela, 11/5/2013 -
" An intriguing tangle of timelines in this time-traveling tale. Interesting characters but I felt they were never fully developed. I was a fairly quick and easy read, with some intersting plot twists. Worth reading, but probably not going to make anyone's "favorites" list. "
— Angela, 10/10/2013 -
" It was refreshing to read a time travel story with such a complexly woven plot. The story managed to jump eras without being choppy or overly confusing. "
— Lynne, 9/24/2013 -
" Fascinating book about time travel and the attempt to save a great philosopher. Interesting characters and a great storyline. "
— Cindy, 7/23/2013 -
" Time travel is pretty confusing, trying to keep up with what happened 2000 years ago and how it affects the present. To bring back Socrates to the year 2062 and discover he has inoperable brain tumour, and is about to die seems a bit pointless. "
— Dennis, 7/17/2013 -
" Thought-provoking time travel including excellent historical footage. Not my favorite writing style (dialog heavy) but entertaining, nonetheless. "
— Betsie, 5/22/2013 -
" I didn't finish it due to a cracked audio book CD, but it really wasn't holding my interest that much anyway. Not bad, not good - just an interesting concept, written very dryly. "
— Rachel, 4/13/2013 -
" A very well constructed time-travel story which manages to both entertain the reader while reflecting on all of the time-travel paradoxes. "
— Keith, 12/5/2012 -
" Was an ok read. Not enough explanation for my tastes. "
— Jayson, 11/16/2012 -
" Socrates thought that ideas are out there waiting for us to think them. This book is waiting for us to read and think about. Gains momentum so get to the end!! "
— Debbie, 8/17/2012 -
" Good book. A little hard to follow at times, but what book on time travel isn't? "
— Brian, 8/11/2011 -
" Great premise and great writing. This book turned me on to many other good books by the author, including his short stories. "
— Matthew, 5/23/2011 -
" This book was, like I rated it, ok. The story would've been more interesting if the suthor didn't jump around so much. Keeping the the characters straight through their time travels was kind of confusing for me. "
— Laurel, 3/29/2011 -
" Great premise and great writing. This book turned me on to many other good books by the author, including his short stories. "
— Matthew, 1/18/2011 -
" I didn't finish it due to a cracked audio book CD, but it really wasn't holding my interest that much anyway. Not bad, not good - just an interesting concept, written very dryly. "
— Rachel, 1/17/2011 -
" An intriguing tangle of timelines in this time-traveling tale. Interesting characters but I felt they were never fully developed. I was a fairly quick and easy read, with some intersting plot twists. Worth reading, but probably not going to make anyone's "favorites" list. "
— Angela, 1/7/2011 -
" A little far-fetched fantasy about time travel, but it's always fun to read about Socrates ... even the idea of Socrates is captivating to me. "
— Melynda, 7/19/2010 -
" A very well constructed time-travel story which manages to both entertain the reader while reflecting on all of the time-travel paradoxes. "
— Keith, 11/30/2009 -
" There were probably faults in this book, but I was too busy enjoying myself to get really worked up about any of them. It was a quick, untroubling, stimulating read. <br/> <br/>And for the record, it quite makes one fall in love with Alcibiades -- in case one wasn't already. "
— Alicia, 10/21/2008 -
" This book was, like I rated it, ok. The story would've been more interesting if the suthor didn't jump around so much. Keeping the the characters straight through their time travels was kind of confusing for me. "
— Laurel, 9/16/2008 -
" Thought-provoking time travel including excellent historical footage. Not my favorite writing style (dialog heavy) but entertaining, nonetheless. "
— Betsie, 6/28/2008