Review: Wikihistory by Desmond Warzel

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Review of Wikihistory by Desmond Warzel  

Reactor Mag (previously Tor.com), Aug 2011, Read Online

Time travel is (dare I say?) commonplace, and there’s an online forum for participants. The premise itself is hilarious, and the characters are fun. People seem to love killing Hitler on their first trips. There’s always one person who really loves reminding everyone of the rules - this is super helpful for exposition in this case.

As with all time travel stories, you could dig in and find a way to make it not really make sense. Or you could hang on to that suspension of disbelief and enjoy this story!


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