A review by thebeardedpoet
Time and Again by Clifford D. Simak

4.0

Should synthetic life (androids) have equal rights with humanity? Also at what point does an artificially enhanced person cease to be human? These are some of the questions at sake in this wacky and wild science-fiction novel. It includes such things as alien thought-beings, androids, resurrection, time travel, secondary body (and mind) back-up systems, the ability to inhabit the thoughts of others, the ability to power a space ship with pure thought, and more--including mundane space-travel, gun battles, and gadgets. The plot has to do with a sacred book that triggers a war. Some say the book argues for the equality of all intelligent life. Some would rather the book say that humanity is uniquely significant and superior. The man who is destined to write that book is hunted by time-travelers, most of whom want to influence his writing of the book for the sake of their cause. I found the novel to be confusing sometimes but on the whole an entertaining read.