Time Travelers Never Die

When physicist Michael Shelborne mysteriously vanishes, his son Shel discovers that he had constructed a time travel device. Fearing his father may be stranded in time—or worse—Shel enlists the aid of linguist Dave MacElroy to accompany him on the rescue mission.
 
Their journey through history takes them from the enlightenment of Renaissance Italy through the American Wild West to the civil-right upheavals of the 20th century. Along the way, they encounter a diverse cast of historical greats, sometimes in unexpected situations. Yet the elder Shelborne remains elusive.
 
And then Shel violates his agreement with Dave not to visit the future. There he makes a devastating discovery that sends him fleeing back through the ages, and changes his life forever.“An entertaining romp through past and future, ringing in new changes on the genre.”—Joe Haldeman, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Starbound

“A first-rate work by one of the true masters of the genre.”
—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of WWW: Watch

“A masterpiece of storytelling and exploration of the paradoxes of time travel.”—Booklist
Jack McDevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, English teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer, and is now a full-time writer. His novel Seeker won a Nebula Award, and he is a multiple Nebula Award finalist. He lives in Georgia with his wife, Maureen.