Karl Alexander (1) (1938–2015)

While I've read the book, I always think of Time After Time in terms of the movie. It's one of my enduring favorites, and three decades later I still think of the fast-food place with the golden arches as "McDougal's." So, imagine my delight at the news of a sequel. Jaclyn takes place thirty-one years later (or thirteen, depending on how you count), when a 1906 prediction of disaster sends Amy rushing back home to warn her family. Unfortunately, the trip has the side effects of reconstituting Jack the Ripper - as a lovely (but still-murderous) woman - and stranding both of them in 2010. H.G. Wells to the rescue! Many of my favorite notes from the previous story are reprised this time around, with the technology upgraded accordingly. We also find that the last thirteen years have not been paradise for Amy and Herbert, which adds some urgency to Wells's quest to recover his wife. Surprisingly, we also get significant insight (psychological and medical) into Jack/Jaclyn's character. All in all, this story was a fitting conclusion to the Ripper's story, and while I do not expect to see one, a third visit from H.G.'s time machine would be more than welcome.… (mer)