Time travel stories often trap characters in loops for our enjoyment
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Dissolution
(Nicholas Binge (Harper Collins (UK, 27 March); Penguin Random House (US, 25 March))
Time travel is, of course, a staple of science fiction. The means of travelling through time may differ – from a 1960s police box to a set of ancient standing stones – but time shifting generally leads to all kinds of problems with “timelines” and important things being erased from or added to them. Our heroes can also get stuck in loops, doomed to repeat themselves endlessly for our pleasure unless…
