Time's Eye by Clarke and Baxter

[wkwillis]

OK, but not really AH. The alien space bats slice and dice earth's history so Alexander the Great gets to fight a battle with Temuchin (Genghiz Khan) as they march across alternating swatches of ice age and other bits of weather, ecology, and culture from all eras of history.

[Kuralyov]

I've heard about this...any good? I enjoyed their last collaboration together (The Light of Other Days).

[wkwillis]

Not really. Ok, but sort of disappointing. I paid hardback prices.