'' The Time Ships '' is a 1995 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter . A sequel to '' The Time Machine '' by H. G. Wells , it was officially authorised by the Wells estate to mark the centenary of the original 's publication . '' The Time Ships '' won critical acclaim . It won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and the Philip K. Dick Award in 1996 , as well as the British Science Fiction Association Award in 1995 . It was also nominated for the Hugo , Clarke , and Locus Awards in 1996
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Arthur C. Clarke Award
The Time Ships