Facts And Opinions

Some of the following numbered statements are facts.
Others are my opinions.
The status of each should be obvious.

(i) Poul Anderson is a major successor to HG Wells.

(ii) In particular, the Time Patrol series and There Will Be Time are conceptual sequels to The Time Machine.

(iii) There are perhaps half a dozen literal sequels to The Time Machine.

(iv) None of these is by Anderson (fact) and none is any good (opinion) - except The Space Machine by Christopher Priest which is more of a sequel to The War Of The Worlds.

(v) Some authors do not do sequels.

(vi) Wells did connect a few of his works but does not seem to have considered sequels to his major novels.

(vii) The disappearance of the Time Traveler, like the loss of the Cavorite sphere, was intended to complete and close a narrative, not to open the possibility of a continuation.

(viii) The nature of time travel suggests that, since the Time Traveler did not return immediately, he does not return period.

(ix) The Mammoth Book Of Time Travel SF (see here) includes "The Truth About Weena" by David J Lake.

(x) This title implies a literal sequel - although I also thought that The Time Traveler's Wife did.

(xi) I will read this newer (1998) story and possibly comment.

(xii) However, I need a lot of convincing that a new time travel story, whether or not it is a literal Time Machine sequel, is a good idea. (Either do it really well or don't do it.)

Later, on "The Truth About Weena": I would not have done it that way but then I cannot write fiction. My two attempts are here and here. For some ideas on a sequel to The Time Machine, see here.