Making History
Aug 2010 · Random House
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A mind-bending, time travelling comedy from British actor, comedian, author, presenter, journalist and national treasure, Stephen Fry.
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Michael Young is a brilliant young history student whose life is changed when he meets Leo Zuckerman, an ageing physicist with a theory that can change worlds.
Together they realise that they have the power to alter history and eradicate a great evil. But tinkering with timelines is more dangerous than they can imagine and nothing - past, present or future - will ever be the same again.
Making History is funny, moving, romantic and told with Stephen Fry's characteristic skill and brilliance.
Praise for Making History:
'His best novel yet... an extravagant, deeply questioning work of science fiction' GQ
'Making History has the imaginative pull that keeps the pages turning while the tea gets cold and the cat gets the goldfish' The Independent
'Stephen Fry at his twinkling best' Sunday Times
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Michael Young is a brilliant young history student whose life is changed when he meets Leo Zuckerman, an ageing physicist with a theory that can change worlds.
Together they realise that they have the power to alter history and eradicate a great evil. But tinkering with timelines is more dangerous than they can imagine and nothing - past, present or future - will ever be the same again.
Making History is funny, moving, romantic and told with Stephen Fry's characteristic skill and brilliance.
Praise for Making History:
'His best novel yet... an extravagant, deeply questioning work of science fiction' GQ
'Making History has the imaginative pull that keeps the pages turning while the tea gets cold and the cat gets the goldfish' The Independent
'Stephen Fry at his twinkling best' Sunday Times
Ratings and reviews
4.5
35 reviews
Pauline Haworth
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1 February 2015
Stephen Fry is one of my heros so I am a bit biased, anything he does is ok with me (he'll be pleased to know aha! ha!) No, but really, I couldn't put this book down. My highest standard for a book is when I'm away from it I worry about the characters! Sad I know! So I did worry about all the characters, even the evil ones in a different time and space and, obviously, you'll have to read it to see what I mean!
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Marilyn Malone
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20 September 2014
One of the most intelligent and well written books in a long time. Aberrant from most books in that it carries you along into this wonderful world that the benevolent and intelligent Stephen Fry has set up. Only half way through and already a fucking good read! :)
Richard Jackson
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8 November 2021
Very enjoyable, thoughtful novel. Explores the ramifications of what might happen if the worst of our history was changed. The new history might be even worse!
About the author
Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead in 1957 and, following a troubled adolescence, went on to study English Literature at Queen's College, Cambridge. As well as being the bestselling author of four novels, The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus, and The Liar, and two volumes of his autobiography, Fry played Peter in Peter's Friends, Wilde in the film Wilde, Jeeves in the television series Jeeves & Wooster and (a closely guarded show-business secret, this) Laurie in the television series Fry & Laurie. More recently, he presented Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, his groundbreaking documentary on bipolar disorder, to huge critical acclaim. And his legions of fans tune in to watch him host the popular quiz show QI each week.
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