Time After Time is a 1979 science fiction novel by Nicholas Meyer, writing as "Karl Alexander". Its plot speculates what might have happened if H. G. Wells had built a real time machine to travel to the 1970s in search of Jack the Ripper. Nicholas Meyer at the Paramount Pictures lot in 2002. ... Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... Jack the Ripper is the pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area of London, England in the second half of 1888. ...

The novel was adapted to film the same year, under the same title, directed by Meyer as well. Time After Time DVD Time After Time is a 1979 American film produced by Orion Pictures, starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David Warner, and Charles Cioffi. ...

Editions

• Delacorte Press, April 1979, ISBN 0-440-08900-X
• Dell, September 1979, ISBN 0-440-18804-0 (paperback)