Harry Harrison’s *A Rebel in Time* is a peculiar, almost hypnotic ride through history, a collision of moral urgency, speculative daring, and the relentless momentum of action, yet what sets it apart is the way it folds human conscience into the machinery of temporal mechanics. Published in 1983, the novel is ostensibly a time-travel adventure, yet Harrison uses that conceit not for escapist thrills alone but as a prism through which to examine slavery, courage, and the moral weight of choices t...

How have I never read this 1983 book till now?
Time travel, Civil War, and strong characters are all here. Be aware that there is un-politically-correct language used because of the time.
An ultra-secret lab is guarded by stiff security run by an obsessed colonel who has delusions of grandeur. He wants to change the outcome of the Civil War by providing the South with advanced weapons. Can he time-travel? Who will stop him?
Top notch!

Basically we have a present-day racist military commander who leverages a top secret time machine to travel back to pre-Civil War America to bolster the Confederate cause by introducing modern weaponry and a stash of gold. He's fittingly pursued in present and past by a black man who precariously has to navigate 1860 Dixieland in order to bring the commander to justice. It's a fucking absurd premise, but a guilty pleasure read. Probably not worthy of 3 stars but why not?

I have always enjoyed reading about history--and that got me into alternate history...For some reason, I've long been interested in such questions as: What if the South had won the Civil War? When I was a kid, I got a hold of a book titled "If the South Had Won the Civil War" by Mackinlay Kantor ( published in book form in 1961). I found it interesting, especially as it was written as a history text (set in an alternate universe). Kantor has Lee winning the Battle of Gettysburg, but also it took...

I read this a long time ago, simply because I used to read 2000AD comic, and in it was Slippery Jim DiGriz, and from that I began to read more and more of Harrison's works. It was then that I borrowed from the library a copy of this, and read it, and then read it again.I found its impact on me to be a very strong one, not just from the nature of the book, but from the moral nature of its author. Harrison clearly was a very good man.In time family members bought me a first edition signed hardback...

I'm a bit vexed on this one. Within the narrative, the time-travel was teased at for *far* too long to be so central an element of the text as to be mentioned in its very title. Also, the paralyzing fear of altering the past that so suffuses the actions of the 'good guys' made many of the late-game decisions cause me to be unable to suspend disbelief.That said, it wasn't a *bad* book. I was intrigued enough to keep reading, and even though the mystery of the the noir-esque murder-subplot at the ...

Treasure of the Rubbermaids 21: The Great Dixie Machine Gun Time-Mowing Adventure Crossover!At long last! Because I need a gimmick to drum up some votes to keep Patrick Rothfuss from passing me on the all time reviewer’s list the people of Goodreads demanded it, I proudly present the first crossover of two of my most popular features: The Treasure of the Rubbermaids and The Time-Mower Adventures!The on-going discoveries of priceless books and comics found in a stack of Rubbermaid containers prev...

Meh

Been struggling to finish a number of books recently. Been falling asleep almost as soon as I've read a page. Enjoyment of the book seemed to change nothing so I thought I'd opt for one of my comfort reads in the hope it would kick start my reading again. Not even a book I've loved since my early teens and have read probably about 10 times (normally in one or two sittings max)could break through my fatigue and to complicate matters I came down with a nasty head cold stretching this out to 7 days...

A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison is a time travel / alternate history story that starts as a straight up mystery. Sergeant Harmon is sent to investigate a large amount of missing gold and some violent crimes all tied to a missing Colonel McCulloh.Eventually Harmon learns of a secret government time machine project. To everyone's surprise, McCulloh has managed to make the machine work well enough to transport himself and his stolen gold back in time, a few years before the start of the Civil War...