The Tourist

By: Robert Dickinson

Narrated by: Peter Kenny

"A rare treat: a time travel tale that brings something new to the subgenre. . ..A wry social commentary and an uneasy tale of escalating paranoia." Guardian

THE FUTURE IS ALREADY WRITTEN.

THE FUTURE HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.

"Welcome to the 21st Century. Please don't feed the natives. . ..Echoes of Bradbury and Orwell, in the service of a crackerjack conspiracy plot; a seductively intriguing work of speculative fiction." Kirkus

TIME TRAVEL IS CONFUSING.

"Leaps of time, identity, and chronology create a dark, chillingly claustrophobic atmosphere." Publishers Weekly

PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

WHO WILL SOLVE THE PUZZLE OF THE TOURIST?

Critic reviews

"As fresh and compelling as it is high concept ... Packed with dry humor, satirical swipes at the twenty-first century, and vivid characters....Immensely enjoyable."—SFX

"Welcome to the 21st Century....Echoes of Bradbury and Orwell, in the service of a crackerjack conspiracy plot; a seductively intriguing work of speculative fiction."—Kirkus

"The leaps of time, identity, and chronology create a dark, chillingly claustrophobic atmosphere."
—Publishers Weekly

"Dickinson has created a bleak future world and spins a plot most appropriate for readers who appreciate ambiguity."
—Booklist

"The story is slowly but surely teased out, intermittently dropping little details while advancing the plot at a breathtaking pace ... among the most gripping of any SF novel we've read this year."—SciFiNow

"Riveting"—The Sunday Times

Disappointed

I was disappointed in this book. It is confusing ( it could be less confusing in print ) the main character is, while not horrible or a bad personality or anything, flat and uninteresting. The plot might have been good but it was undermined by the point of view and flat delivery.
I kind of wish I hadn't spent a credit on it.

intriguing story asks questions it fails to answer

The writing is passable, story is intriguing if confusing w/many twists and turns that ultimately result in a dead end. instantly forgettable, sorry to say.

Interesting but confusing time travel

I love time travel novels and don't mind a novel with an ambiguous ending, that The Tourist definitely fit the bill but overall I'd say it was just barely OK.

It started out strong but as it went on the plot just seemed to become more and more convoluted to the point where I really didn't know what was going on or what to care about. There was enough going on and interesting twists to maintain my interest but I think some of this was lost on me. The world building was good and the characters interesting. It wasn't all tied up with a bow at the end, which was fine, but I was lost enough during my listen to not quite follow what exactly was going on some of the time. It might make more sense to me if there was a second listen, but there won't be one.

Kudos to the audiobook narrator Peter Kenny who did a great job with the many voices and provided a lot of energy to a book which sometimes became a slog for me.

An aficionado of time travel novels with a younger, sharper brain than I might enjoy this more than I did.

Terrible

This book is too difficult to understand. The British accent is incomprehensible. The story makes no sense. Watching paint dry is more enjoyable.