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50 Best Time Travel Books

I love the concept of time travel in books (and movies!). It just opens up so many creative possibilities, which make them so fun to read. So, here's my list of the 50 Best Time Travel books!
Note: There are 47 books listed not 50!
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
2
Blake Crouch
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
3
Connie Willis
Lightning (Dean Koontz)
Lightning
4
Dean Koontz
Replay (Ken Grimwood)
Replay
5
Ken Grimwood
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
6
Claire North
Timeline (Michael Crichton)
Timeline
7
Michael Crichton
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
8
Dan Simmons
The Door Into Summer (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Door Into Summer
9
Robert A. Heinlein
The House on the Strand (Daphne Du Maurier)
The House on the Strand
10
Daphne Du Maurier
Night Watch (Terry Pratchett)
Night Watch
11
Terry Pratchett
The End of Eternity, Isaac Asimov (1955)
The End of Eternity, Isaac Asimov (1955)
12
Time Enough for Love (Heinlein)
Time Enough for Love
13
Heinlein
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (Neal Stephenson)
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
14
Neal Stephenson
All Our Wrong Todays (Elan Mastai)
All Our Wrong Todays
15
Elan Mastai
The Shining Girls (Lauren Beukes)
The Shining Girls
16
Lauren Beukes
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
17
Kate Atkinson
The Time Machine (H. G. Wells)
The Time Machine
18
H. G. Wells
The Time Ships
The Time Ships
19
Thrice Upon a Time (James P. Hogan)
Thrice Upon a Time
20
James P. Hogan
The Man Who Folded Himself (David Gerrold)
The Man Who Folded Himself
21
David Gerrold
Accidental Time Machine (Joe Haldeman)
Accidental Time Machine
22
Joe Haldeman
Time and Again (Clifford D. Simak)
Time and Again
23
Clifford D. Simak
Just One Damned Thing After Another (Joking Taylor)
Just One Damned Thing After Another
24
Joking Taylor
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
25
Stuart Turton
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
26
Octavia Butler
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
27
Kurt Vonnegut
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
28
Mark Twain
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
29
Audrey Niffenegger
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
30
Diana Gabaldon
Time and Again (Jack Finney)
Time and Again
31
Jack Finney
The Little Shop of Found Things (Paula Brackston)
The Little Shop of Found Things
32
Paula Brackston
The Rose Garden
The Rose Garden
33
Somewhere in Time (Richard Matheson)
Somewhere in Time
34
Richard Matheson
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
35
Connie Willis
The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
36
Alix E. Harrow
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
37
Amal El-Mohtar
One Word Kill (Mark Lawrence)
One Word Kill
38
Mark Lawrence
When You Reach Me (Rebecca Stead)
When You Reach Me
39
Rebecca Stead
Timebound (The Chronos Files, #1) (Rysa Walker)
Timebound (The Chronos Files, #1)
40
Rysa Walker
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