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Beyond Broadhall by Keith A. Pearson
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe concluding installment of the acclaimed time-travel novel. To read the first installment, search for 'The '86 Fix' on Amazon. After his miraculous weekend in 1986, Craig Pelling returned to a future he could never have envisaged. Even by his own hapless standards, his plans have spectacularly backfired... -
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The '86 Fix by Keith A. Pearson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsImagine if you could travel back in time to when you were sixteen.Imagine if you could spend one weekend reliving your past — would you change anything? Everything wrong with Craig Pelling’s life can be traced back to 1986 and the moment he popped in to a newsagent for a can of Coke... -
![Back To You by Steve Bates]()
Back To You by Steve Bates
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSearching for history’s greatest pastrami on rye, Chris arrives from 1,000 years in the future and hides his time machine in an alley. But Eddie sees through the disguise, takes an unexpected ride, and demonstrates it to his boss at a failing cable TV network... -
![Triana Moore, Space Janitor: The Complete Humorous Sci Fi Mystery Series by Julia Huni]()
Triana Moore, Space Janitor: The Complete Humorous Sci Fi Mystery Series by Julia Huni
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCleaning a space station is easy. Staying under the radar? Priceless. Triana Moore programs the robots that clean the glitzy Station Kelly Kornienko. Avoiding the wealthy inhabitants on the upper levels of the station is her number one rule. Well, number two, right after "eat all the chocolate." But when one of her bots finds a dead body, all the rules go out the window... -
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![Jason Apsley's Second Chance by Adrian Cousins]()
Jason Apsley's Second Chance by Adrian Cousins
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you were catapulted back to 1976, what would you do?Meet Jason Apsley, a forty-two-year-old divorcee, who's an opinionated miserable bugger. Struggling with life which is exacerbated by his negative attitude.A random event shifts time, causing Jason to continue life in 1976, six months before he's due to be born... -
![Our Blue Orange by A.R. Merrydew]()
Our Blue Orange by A.R. Merrydew
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen inventor Godfrey Davis arrived at the ministry that Monday morning he had his first experience of the new phenomenon. There was something wrong with the aging android fleet that served the colony... -
![System Restored by Adam Eccles]()
System Restored by Adam Eccles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDerek Cooper is a retro gamer.His small flat is crammed with old consoles, controllers, accessories and shelves brimming full of old games. Quite an amazing collection, but there's always room for one more, isn't there?1981. The world of arcade games is just coming into its own... -
![Joseph Bridgeman and the Silver Hunter by Nick Jones]()
Joseph Bridgeman and the Silver Hunter by Nick Jones
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoseph Bridgeman is back and dreaming of a quiet life. All he wants is to re-kindle his relationship with Alexia Finch, get to know his estranged family and catch up on the last twenty years.Sounds simple enough.But when a mysterious time-traveller arrives in his shop, Joe learns his first trip was only the beginning, and this time the stabilisers are coming off... -
![Santa Grint by Jodi Taylor]()
Santa Grint by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPre-order a brand new TIME POLICE short story from million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S.It all begins when the Time Police hold their first Children's Christmas Party. Their most dangerous mission yet . . .No good deed ever goes unpunished. Lt Grint succumbs to his softer side and soon lives to regret it...Categorized as:
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![The Bridge to Lucy Dunne by Exurb1a]()
The Bridge to Lucy Dunne by Exurb1a
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mad astronaut ejects a starship's sleeping crew into deep space. A playwright conjures her perfect lover into existence. Three time travellers appear to a motorbike mechanic, drink a little tea, and ruin his life. Mankind discovers the secrets of travelling to the stars, and promptly forgets them again.Exurb1a has collected 18 of his best received short stories into a book...Categorized as:
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![Temporal Contingency by Joseph R. Lallo]()
Temporal Contingency by Joseph R. Lallo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTemporal Contingency is the fourth book in the Big Sigma Series. Trevor “Lex” Alexander’s life has been less than blessed. In the past year he’s had to battle corrupt corporations, deranged techno-terrorists, and a robotic scourge. Now he’s received the opportunity to finally return to the racing career that had been cut short by some poor decisions... -
![Back to the Future by Kim Smith]()
Back to the Future by Kim Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGreat Scott!! The latest in Quirk's series of Pop Classic Picture Books (following HOME ALONE, THE X-FILES, and E.T... -
![The Callahan Touch by Spider Robinson]()
The Callahan Touch by Spider Robinson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOpening Night at Mary's Place is the hottest ticket in the galaxy - a brand-new bar with some old familiar faces. Jake's back, along with Doc, Fast Eddie, and the rest of the Callahan's gang. And just when things couldn't get crazier, guess who shows up in the Mick of Time to make sure they do.. -
![Out of Time by Geronimo Stilton]()
Out of Time by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA thrilling quest through the past with Geronimo Stilton and his friends. Geronimo travels through time to Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, Francis Drake, and a young Mozart... -
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![Callahan's Legacy by Spider Robinson]()
Callahan's Legacy by Spider Robinson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsVintage Spider Robinson, this is a heart-tugging, foot-stomping work of science fiction by the reigning master of seriocomic SF. Set "somewhere in Suffolk County", New York, there is a bar that is the haunt of time travelers, aliens, robots, and other extremely different kinds of people. And by the time the night is over, the bar's population will be increased by one. Targeted media... -
![Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived by Christel Dee, Simon Guerrier]()
Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived by Christel Dee, Simon Guerrier
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet the women who run the Whoniverse. From Sarah Jane Smith to Bill Potts, from Susan Foreman to the Thirteenth Doctor, women are the beating heart of Doctor Who. Whether they’re facing down Daleks or thwarting a Nestene invasion, these women don’t hang around waiting to be rescued – they roll their sleeves up and get stuck in... -
![Doctor Who: The Also People by Ben Aaronovitch]()
Doctor Who: The Also People by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'Just how technologically advanced are they?' The Doctor frowned. 'Let me put it this way: they have a non-aggression pact with the Time Lords.'The Doctor has taken his companions to paradise, or at least the closest thing he can find. A sun enclosed by an artificial sphere where there is no want, poverty or violence... -
![Control by Kim Curran]()
Control by Kim Curran
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScott Tyler is not like other teenagers. With a single thought he can alter reality around him. And he can stop anyone else from doing the same.That’s why he’s so important to ARES, the secret government agency that regulates other kids like him: Shifters. They’ve sent him on a mission. To track down the enigmatic Frank Anderson...Categorized as:
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![Man Out Of Time by Jason Ayres]()
Man Out Of Time by Jason Ayres
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you do if you found yourself cast 22 years into the future? Into a world where your home is no longer yours and you've been declared legally dead?This is the situation that Daniel Fisher finds himself as the latest Time Bubble story begins. Stranded in the future, in a place where his outdated currency is worthless, things go from bad to worse very quickly...Categorized as:
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![Splinters In Time by Jason Ayres]()
Splinters In Time by Jason Ayres
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGetting lost in the wrong time was bad enough. But things get far worse for Josh Gardner when he can't even find his way back to his own universe. When his ex-girlfriend, Lauren, starts having recurring nightmares about a strange alternate reality in which she was murdered, Josh becomes interested in proving the existence of other universes...Categorized as:
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![Scharlette Doesn't Matter and Goes Time Travelling by Sam Bowring]()
Scharlette Doesn't Matter and Goes Time Travelling by Sam Bowring
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver since Scharlette’s parents gave her a name no one can really pronounce, she’s been stuck in a bit of a rut. She hates her job in airport security, making people take their belts off before they fly away to exotic locations she can only dream about... -
![Don't Touch the Blue Stuff! by Rob Dircks]()
Don't Touch the Blue Stuff! by Rob Dircks
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe sequel to Where the Hell is Tesla? is HERE!SOMETHING CALLED THE “BLUE JUICE” IS COMING. FOR ALL OF US. Luckily, me (Chip Collins), Pete, Nikola Tesla, Bobo, and FBI Agent Gina Phillips are here to kick its ass, and send it back to last Tuesday. Maybe. Or maybe we’ll fail, and everyone in the multiverse is doomed. (Seriously, you might want to get that underground bunker ready... -
![St. Mary's and the Great Toilet Roll Crisis by Jodi Taylor]()
St. Mary's and the Great Toilet Roll Crisis by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA short story, dedicated to NHS workers, inspired by the recent toilet roll crisis...Categorized as:
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![Doctor Who: The One Doctor by Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman]()
Doctor Who: The One Doctor by Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen the evil Skelloids launch an attack upon the seventeen worlds of the Generios system, its peace-loving inhabitants face total destruction. So it's fortunate that the famous traveller in time and space known only as the Doctor is in the area, and doubly lucky that, with the help of his pretty young assistant, Sally-Anne, he manages to defeat the deadly creatures and save the day... -
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![Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet by James Goss]()
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet by James Goss
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe hugely powerful Key to Time has been split into six segments, all of which have been disguised and hidden throughout time and space. Now the even more powerful White Guardian wants the Doctor to find the pieces.With the first segment successfully retrieved, the Doctor, Romana and K-9 trace the second segment of the Key to the planet Calufrax... -
![Festival of Death by Jonathan Morris]()
Festival of Death by Jonathan Morris
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Beautiful Death is the ultimate theme-park ride: a sightseeing tour of the afterlife. But something has gone wrong, and when the Fourth Doctor arrives in the aftermath of the disaster, he is congratulated for saving the population from destruction – something he hasn't actually done yet. He has no choice but to travel back in time and discover how he became a hero.And then he finds out... -
![Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Daleks by Trevor Baxendale]()
Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Daleks by Trevor Baxendale
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Daleks are advancing, their empire constantly expanding into Earth's space. The Earth forces are resisting the Daleks in every way they can. But the battles rage on across countless solar systems. And now the future of our galaxy hangs in the balance...The Doctor finds himself stranded on board a starship near the frontline with a group of ruthless bounty hunters... -
![The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything by John D. MacDonald, Dean Koontz]()
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything by John D. MacDonald, Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom John D. MacDonald, one of the enduring American novelists of the twentieth century, comes a science fiction classic with a timeless premise. An aimless young man discovers a way to stop the world in its tracks—and that’s when his life truly begins... -
![Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox]()
Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the hilarious follow-up to Llama Destroys the World, author/illustrator team Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox give Llama another shot at saving the world…from himself, in Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse. Llama’s back and ready to destroy the world AGAIN… this time with his best camelid, Alpaca!Llama loves cooking. And baking. And, above all, eating... -
![The Time Store by Andrew Clark, Dee Matthews]()
The Time Store by Andrew Clark, Dee Matthews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRULE NUMBER ONE OF TIME TRAVEL, PRESERVE TRUE TIME. Greenwich, London. A borough steeped in history. Home of the Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark, Old Royal Naval College and the PRIME MERIDIAN. Also home to the Bradbeers, a family of Time Travellers. If you’re lucky, the Bradbeers will help you live your dreams or recapture lost time... -
![Clockwise & Gone by Nathan Van Coops]()
Clockwise & Gone by Nathan Van Coops
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWould You Murder Your Past To Save Your Future?Emily Davis is living a night to celebrate, but before the champagne can be finished, she finds herself facing strange and unsettling realities... -
![The Complete Paratime by H. Beam Piper]()
The Complete Paratime by H. Beam Piper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom H. Beam Piper, the creator of the Terrohuman Future History and the bestselling Fuzzy novels, come the parallel worlds of Paratime—collected for the first time in one volume.Infinite worlds allowed for infinite evil—unless the doorway to those worlds was most carefully guarded...Categorized as:
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![Plugged by Jill Cooper]()
Plugged by Jill Cooper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLara Crane is stuck in her mind, in an indefinite stream of timelines where her life is perfect, just the way she wants it to be. But it's not real. It's all made up to give those who want to use time travel for their own personal ambitions. To give time to finish their experiments and turn Lara into a deadly time travel assassin... -
![Secrets by Ernestine Tito Jones]()
Secrets by Ernestine Tito Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon't go in the attic. Out of the 100 rules their grandparents gave them to follow, that one was the most important, so of course, it was also the first one Hazel's six-year-old sister, Bess, decides to break. Hazel cannot believe she has to be in charge of her crazy little sister this entire summer... -
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![A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield]()
A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNikola Kross has given up on living in harmony with classmates and exasperated teachers: she prefers dabbling in experimental chemistry to fitting in... -
![Arnesto Modesto: The World's Most Ineffectual Time Traveler by Darren Johnson]()
Arnesto Modesto: The World's Most Ineffectual Time Traveler by Darren Johnson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"There's going to be an attack." By sending his memories back in time, Arnesto Modesto gets to live his life over again. Of course, his much younger self may not be prepared to handle all that foreknowledge... Encouraged by his friend Pete, Arnesto attempts to use his limited recall to do some good — and winds up stumbling through some of the biggest events of the past quarter-century... -
![Midlife Crisis by Jason Ayres]()
Midlife Crisis by Jason Ayres
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you were offered the chance to live six days of your life over again, which would you choose?Richard Kent is feeling well and truly fed-up. As he approaches middle-age, his waistline is expanding, his career options are dwindling, and everything from pop music to television seems like it was so much better in his youth...Categorized as:
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![Psalms For The End Of The World by Cole Haddon]()
Psalms For The End Of The World by Cole Haddon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's 1962 and physics student Grace Pulansky believes she has met the man of her dreams, Robert Jones, while serving up slices of pecan pie at the local diner. But then the FBI shows up, with their fedoras and off-the-rack business suits, and accuses him of being a bomb-planting mass-murderer...Categorized as:
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![Callahan's Con by Spider Robinson]()
Callahan's Con by Spider Robinson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe discreet little bar that Jake Stonebender established a few blocks below Duval Street was named simply The Place... -
![Doctor Who: Summer Falls and Other Stories by James Goss, Justin Richards]()
Doctor Who: Summer Falls and Other Stories by James Goss, Justin Richards
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSummer Falls by Amelia Williams In the seaside village of Watchcombe, young Kate is determined to make the most of her last week of summer holiday. But when she discovers a mysterious painting entitled 'The Lord of Winter' in a charity shop, it leads her on an adventure she never could have planned...Categorized as:
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![Out Of Time by Ernesto H. Lee]()
Out Of Time by Ernesto H. Lee
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOut Of Time, is the first in a series of Novels from author Ernesto H Lee, and is the first part of a two part story that introduces the reader to Detective Sean McMillan. McMillan has a unique ability to travel back in time through the medium of his dreams, so when he is assigned to a cold case team, finding evidence and solving crimes should be a foregone conclusion... -
![Doctor Who: A Brief History of Time Lords by Steve Tribe]()
Doctor Who: A Brief History of Time Lords by Steve Tribe
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE book the Time Lords (including the Doctor) read when studying at the Academy, the full-color in-world history that pieces together the true story of Gallifrey from the many and contradictory accounts that survived the Last Great Time War... -
![Wealth of Time by Andre Gonzalez]()
Wealth of Time by Andre Gonzalez
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow much would you sacrifice to learn the truth?Martin Briar drags himself through life. The 54 year old has lost the will to live since the disappearance of his 12-year-old daughter two decades ago.Unable to pull the trigger on himself, again, he later encounters a time-traveling antique dealer who offers him the chance to find out what happened to his only child... -
![Doctor Who: Grand Theft Cosmos by Eddie Robson]()
Doctor Who: Grand Theft Cosmos by Eddie Robson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'Here's to crime, Doctor!'The Doctor and Lucie visit nineteenth-century Sweden and become embroiled in an attempt to steal the infamous Black Diamond.But the stone is guarded by forces not of this world.. -
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![Doctor Who: Sisters of the Flame by Nicholas Briggs]()
Doctor Who: Sisters of the Flame by Nicholas Briggs
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe richest man in the galaxy has just bought a backwards planet with no obvious mineral wealth in the outer reaches of the universe. An obscure mystical sect has been revived after centuries of neglect. A new race of aliens are hunting for prey... -
![The Egg and Other Stories by Andy Weir, Jonathan Davis]()
The Egg and Other Stories by Andy Weir, Jonathan Davis
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCollected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy Weir's trademark wit and unexpected twists. For the few who have yet to experience The Martian, it's a perfect appetizer. For passionate Weir fans, it's a delicious dessert... -
![Doctor Who: The Eyeless by Lance Parkin]()
Doctor Who: The Eyeless by Lance Parkin
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRussell Tovey reads this gripping story of a haunted planet and a terrifying super-weapon. At the heart of the ruined city of Arcopolis is the Fortress. It’s a brutal structure placed here by one of the sides in a devastating intergalactic war that’s long ended. Fifteen years ago, the entire population of the planet was killed in an instant by the weapon housed in the heart of the Fortress... -
![Soul Intent by Dennis Batchelder]()
Soul Intent by Dennis Batchelder
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA VILLAIN’S REQUESTIn 1946, soon-to-be-executed Nazi General Hermann Goering asks young Soul Identity overseer Archibald Morgan to take his looted gold and deposit it in a soul line collection, there to await his soul’s rebirth. A GRIM RESISTANCEFlora, a seventeen-year-old Gypsy girl whose father died in the Dachau concentration camp, is sure that Goering stole the gold... -
![The Roots of Evil by Philip Reeve]()
The Roots of Evil by Philip Reeve
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the Fourth Doctor takes Leela to visit an immense tree space station known as the Heligan Structure, little do they know that the tree has been asleep for centuries, dreaming of vengeance against a man in a blue box ... As the tree awakes, the Time Lord and his companion soon discover why they are such unwelcome guests... -
![The Time Bubble by Jason Ayres]()
The Time Bubble by Jason Ayres
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDiscover a whole new world of time travel adventures!The first Time Bubble novel sets the scene for an epic series of stories, exploring time travel from every possible angle.The adventure begins in 2018, when Charlie and Josh stumble across a mysterious time portal in a railway tunnel.At first it seems like harmless fun, jumping a few seconds at a time into the future...
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