In the distant future, when mankind travels amongst the stars, which branch of the military will control the space ships? They would technically be flying craft, so I guess the Air Force might be in control. But in many space travel fiction stories (Halo and Star Trek for example) it is the Navy that controls the space ships.

I vaguely remember reading this awful sci-fi kid’s novel when I was in middle school.

A couple of guys travel through time using a calculator looking device that shocks you when it first registers you…They eventually run into evil, parallel-universe versions of themselves and get taken to prehistoric times where they sit in a trailer and eat unidentified fried things……..

I can’t remember the name at all. Please help!
Thanks for the response Private <}:-}), but I’m afraid it’s not part of the Dark Tower series.

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The only time travel book I’ve read is The Time Machine by H.G.Wells, and I loved it! I’m looking for more popular time travel books, so could you suggest some to me?
I want books that specifically show the future and not only the past.
I want books that specifically show the future and not only the past.

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The parallel worlds in science fiction are often dystopian versions of our world (e.g. a world where WWII was won by the Nazis…etc)…so what would you like to see different in your parallel world…?
- Mr Crusty

If yes, why didn’t he do it to (for example) save Job some trouble?

If not, how is he all-powerful?
- Fuzzy Tail!