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The Stubborn Lives of Hart Tanner: A Middle Falls Time Travel story by Shawn Inmon
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHart Tanner is a con man. A grifter who enjoys gaming people as much as does whatever ill-gotten gains he might receive.When he dies an embarrassing, pain-riddled death, he is beyond surprised to wake up at an earlier point in his life with all memories still intact... -
![La Vie de Guinevere by Paula Lafferty]()
La Vie de Guinevere by Paula Lafferty
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the sudden death of her boyfriend, Vera would have been happy to spend the rest of her days curiously unnoticeable, washing bed sheets and cleaning toilets in present day Glastonbury... -
![Return from Kragdon-ah by Shawn Inmon]()
Return from Kragdon-ah by Shawn Inmon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlex Hawk has spent six years in Kragdon-ah. He has led armies, won battles, and seen strange and fantastic creatures.He has been continually frustrated in his efforts to return to the twenty-first century and his daughter Amy.Return from Kragdon-ah not only wraps up this epic trilogy with more surprises, twists, and turns, it will reveal whether Alex Hawk will ever make it home... -
![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... -
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![Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world of the Dark-Hunters is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. It’s dark. It’s gritty. It’s dangerous…And it’s a whole lot of unexpected action and snarky comebacks.My name is Nick Gautier and I was born to end the world.Or so I thought.For years, I believed my destiny was beyond my control. But the Fates love to play with folks and I seem to be their favorite punchline... -
![Return to the Lost World by Greig Beck]()
Return to the Lost World by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was true – it was all true – and we were never meant to be there. In December 2018, Ben Cartwright, former Special Forces soldier, and a team of naive explorers, followed the clues left by his ancestor to a hidden plateau in the middle of the Amazon jungle. It was said that once every 10 years, a secret pathway was revealed to a world long since gone... -
![Foreign Travels by Peter Rhodan]()
Foreign Travels by Peter Rhodan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArturo Sandus, starship Captain and inadvertent time traveler, is now working on improving the tech level of the Roman Empire, stepping away from civil and military activities. His aim now is to build up the tech level to a point where he can build a spaceship that will hopefully take him home. A development that is still decades away, at least... -
![The Travelers: Book 2 by Lee Hunnicutt]()
The Travelers: Book 2 by Lee Hunnicutt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book picks up where the last book left off. Jack, Sonny and Beth are transported back to the ancient Indian burial cave in the jungles of the 1970s Panama Canal Zone. After spending time in the Canal Zone, they return to 1875 San Francisco and reunite with Anne... -
![Operation Mongolia by William Meikle]()
Operation Mongolia by William Meikle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's supposed to be a routine job, walking a pair of stranded archaeologists out of the Gobi Desert. But when the rains come unexpectedly, S-Squad's troubles are only starting. There is something in the sand, something red and wriggling. Thirsty for water. Hungry for flesh... -
![Free to Infect, First to Die by Ian C.P. Irvine]()
Free to Infect, First to Die by Ian C.P. Irvine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring a daring raid on a secret Pirate stronghold in the Caribbean, Captain Rob McGregor of the Sea Dancer and his own pirate crew steal the infamous treasure belonging to Captain William Kidd. Rich beyond their wildest dreams, Captain McGregor and his band of pirates set out to sea, their ships' holds full of pirate booty... -
![Getting Fired Up by Peter Rhodan]()
Getting Fired Up by Peter Rhodan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArturo Sandus, Federation Space Captain is a long, long way from home, but he is building a new home in Britannia of the early 5th Century. His plan to industrialize a moribund northern part of the dying Roman Empire is progressing but not without issues. His memory and lack of knowledge is proving troublesome... -
![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... -
![Doctor Who: The TARDIS Handbook by Steve Tribe]()
Doctor Who: The TARDIS Handbook by Steve Tribe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the Eleventh Doctor and Amy embark on all-new adventures in time and space, The TARDIS Handbook gives you the inside scoop on 900 years of travel aboard the Doctor's famous time machine. Everything you need to know about the TARDIS is here - where it came from, where it's been, how it works, and how it has changed since we first encountered it in a London junkyard in 1963... -
![Eschaton by Andrew Hastie]()
Eschaton by Andrew Hastie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTime is running out.The Eschaton crises are converging.Josh may be the only one who can save them, but he's trapped in the future. The third book in the original Infinity Engines series, Eschaton continues this action-packed, dystopian time travel adventure. The Oblivion Order is falling apart, and the timeline is beginning to unravel... -
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![Death’s Door by April White]()
Death’s Door by April White
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA master of the macabre and an ageless crusader cross paths in the shadows of time. “Ye who read are still among the living; but I who write shall have long since gone my way into the region of shadows.” ~ Edgar Allan PoeThe first time Alexandra “Ren” Reynolds meets Edgar Allan Poe is the night he walks into her underground bar — over 170 years after his mysterious death...Categorized as:
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![William Shakespeare's Get Thee Back to the Future! by Ian Doescher]()
William Shakespeare's Get Thee Back to the Future! by Ian Doescher
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the iconic film by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, teenaged Marty McFly travels back in time from the 1980s to the 1950s, changing the path of his parents’ destiny . . . as well as his own... -
![Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary by Jason Loborik]()
Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary by Jason Loborik
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJUST WHO IS THE DOCTOR?Now updated with all the latest information on all your Doctor Who favorites!The secrets of this mysterious time traveler lie within the pages of Doctor Who The Visual Dictionary , a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to his world... -
![Sailing East by Peter Rhodan]()
Sailing East by Peter Rhodan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFlavius Theodosius Iunior, by the grace of God, Augustus of the Eastern Half of the Roman Empire was having a bad day... -
![One Second Per Second by S.D. Unwin]()
One Second Per Second by S.D. Unwin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe greatest scientific challenge of our age wasn’t to enable time travel, it was to prevent it. The laws of physics had turned out to be idiotic, erecting no barriers to hopping time. In fact, they make it hard to avoid. I’m in the business of preserving the timeline—making sure the world sticks to the sacred rule of One Second Per Second, and that history unfolds according to plan... -
![Midnight Wings: A Science Fiction Retelling of Cinderella. by Ariele Sieling]()
Midnight Wings: A Science Fiction Retelling of Cinderella. by Ariele Sieling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn El's fantasies, she pilots a fighter jet for the intergalactic fleet. In reality, she's a mechanic whose social grid ranking guarantees she'll never advance beyond the lowest grunt work, and a slave in all but name to her cruel and self-centered stepmother and stepsisters... -
![The War Doctor: Only the Monstrous by Nicholas Briggs]()
The War Doctor: Only the Monstrous by Nicholas Briggs
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree new battles for The War Doctor1.1 The InnocentAs the Daleks mass their time fleet for a final assault on Gallifrey, something ancient is waiting for them at Omega One. And a sacrifice must be made.Arch manipulator and Time Lord strategist, Cardinal Ollistra receives shock news of the Doctor’s death... -
![Phelix by Andrew Clark, Dee Matthews]()
Phelix by Andrew Clark, Dee Matthews
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFollow the Bradbeer family and their adventures once again in PHELIX, the second offering of The Time Store. RULE NUMBER TWO OF TIME TRAVEL, LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND. 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. The year is 1913... -
![Cryptid Country by Gerry Griffiths]()
Cryptid Country by Gerry Griffiths
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSix months after the Cryptid Zoo tragedy gained national attention, violent creatures still terrorize the country. Nick and Meg Wells continue to deal with the horrifying experience having to institutionalize their catatonic son, Gabe, in a facility for the mentally disturbed... -
![The Quantum Curators and the Missing Codex by Eva St. John]()
The Quantum Curators and the Missing Codex by Eva St. John
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe gods don’t exist but who’s going to tell them?Something is rotten in the heart of Alexandria and Julius Strathclyde is in trouble. He appears to have summoned the gods, which is driving his partner, Neith Salah, insane. Not to mention all the other ultra-rational citizens of Alpha earth.It gets worse.The gods set a challenge that can’t be refused...Categorized as:
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![The Time Hunters by Carl Ashmore]()
The Time Hunters by Carl Ashmore
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBecky is a typical thirteen year old girl. She likes Facebook, gossiping and plenty of sleep. So when she and her brother, Joe, are invited to stay with their 'loony' Uncle Percy at his stately home, she thinks it’ll be the worst summer ever. What she doesn't realise is that Bowen Hall is also home to a baby Triceratops, two Sabre-tooth tigers and the mythic hero, Will Scarlet.. -
![Taking Off by Peter Rhodan]()
Taking Off by Peter Rhodan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsArturo Sandus, starship Captain and inadvertent time traveler has finally defeated the last remnants of the old Imperial forces and secured the borders of the Empire. He has restored the Roman Republic, admittedly an all-new modern and hopefully longer-lasting Republic, and is looking forward to some time at home with his lovely wife, Morghanna... -
![Doctor Who: Scratchman by Tom Baker, James Goss]()
Doctor Who: Scratchman by Tom Baker, James Goss
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat are you afraid of?In his first-ever Doctor Who novel, Tom Baker’s incredible imagination is given free rein. A story so epic it was originally intended for the big screen, Scratchman is a gripping, white-knuckle thriller almost forty years in the making... -
![The Far Arena by Richard Ben Sapir]()
The Far Arena by Richard Ben Sapir
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Far Arena is a novel by Richard Sapir, writing as Richard Ben Sapir. It chronicles the adventures of Eugeni, a Roman gladiator from Domitian's period, who, due to an unlikely series of events, is frozen in ice for 1900 years before being found by the Houghton Oil Company on a prospecting mission in the N. Atlantic. Lew McCardle is a geologist working for Houghton...Categorized as:
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![Timediver's Dawn by L.E. Modesitt Jr.]()
Timediver's Dawn by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe author of The Fires of Paratime returns readers to the world of witches, high technology and space travel, of science and superstition--a world so short of energy resources that all fuels are grown or captured from the sun. It is on this world that a lone man must achieve the impossible... -
![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... -
![The Prophet's Stone by Matthew O. Duncan]()
The Prophet's Stone by Matthew O. Duncan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt had been ten years since Roy came to New Terra. At the conclusion of the great interstellar war against the Serpent People, Roy went from being an Ace fighter pilot to a simple farmer, married to his beloved wife Katreena and father to their three beautiful children. He had discovered a happiness that he had long given up on having again in his lifetime... -
![Trials and Tribble-Ations by Diane Carey, Ronald D. Moore]()
Trials and Tribble-Ations by Diane Carey, Ronald D. Moore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlmost a century ago, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise first encountered the irresistible (and astonishingly prolific) lifeform known as the tribbles, resulting in one of the most unusual adventures in the annals of Starfleet... -
![The Land Below by William Meikle]()
The Land Below by William Meikle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA treasure hunt into the deepest cave system in Europe takes a turn for the worst.Now rather than treasure it is survival that is at the forefront of the spelunkers' thoughts. But their attempt to escape out of the dark deep places is thwarted.Men are not at home in the depths. But there are things that are, pale terrifying things.Huge things.Things red in tooth and claw... -
![Operation Time Search by Andre Norton]()
Operation Time Search by Andre Norton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSnooping around a top-secret government installation, photographer Ray Osborne stumbled across an experimental time field. Suddenly the familiar Ohio landscape disappeared and Ray found himself transported to a prehistoric world where the dread priest of Atlantis waged a war against the Sun-born of Mu... -
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![Doctor Who: Damaged Goods by Russell T. Davies]()
Doctor Who: Damaged Goods by Russell T. Davies
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Wherever this cocaine has travelled, it hasn't gone alone. Death has been its attendant. Death in a remarkably violent and inelegant form."The Seventh Doctor, Chris and Roz, arrive at the Quadrant, a troubled council block in Thatcher's Britain. There's a new drug on the streets, a drug that's killing to a plan. Somehow, the very ordinary people of the Quadrant are involved... -
![All the Traps of Earth and other stories by Clifford D. Simak]()
All the Traps of Earth and other stories by Clifford D. Simak
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternative cover for same ISBN: here.A collection of Simak's sci-fi stories... -
![Farishta by Marc Pastor]()
Farishta by Marc Pastor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmb un punt de partida apassionant, girs argumentals imprevisibles i una imaginació pròpia dels mestres del thriller fantàstic, la nova novel·la de Marc Pastor conjuga intriga i aventura per atrapar el lector i mantenir-lo aferrat sense treva a les seves pàgines.Acaba d’acomplir els divuit anys i la Farishta, desinhibida i valenta, ja ha trobat la feina de la seva vida... -
![Second Star: The Neverland Transmissions #1 by J.M. Sullivan]()
Second Star: The Neverland Transmissions #1 by J.M. Sullivan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Sullivan builds tension and excitement in this space opera refashioning of Peter Pan." -Publisher's Weekly Wendy Darling worked her entire life to rise through the ranks of the prestigious Londonierre Brigade. Now as a Captain, she has everything she’s always wanted, including a ship and crew of her own... -
![Creatures by David Burkett, David Burkett]()
Creatures by David Burkett, David Burkett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the personal plane of a highly ranked Brazilian cabinet member and his family disappears in the Amazon, a search and rescue helicopter records evidence of a massive anomaly in the jungle. Doc Morrison, a renowned geologist, is called in to help investigate what could be the collapse of the largest cavern known to man... -
![Three Feet of Sky: Book One by Stephen Ayres]()
Three Feet of Sky: Book One by Stephen Ayres
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf humanity created an afterlife, would you be accepted?Adam Eden confronts a world of predatory psychopaths, an annoying concierge, and a naked neighbour ... with a peculiar talent.After years of destitution, Adam Eden's life is finally on the up. But, whilst out celebrating his recent good fortune, Adam unwittingly chooses death over embarrassment... -
![Eight by W.W. Mortensen]()
Eight by W.W. Mortensen
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTERROR HAS A NEW SPECIES Deep in the Amazon, the solution to the global energy crisis has been found; a mysterious source of power set to end our dependency on oil... -
![Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch, James Goss]()
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch, James Goss
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith unfinished business to attend to, the Seventh Doctor returns to where it all began: Coal Hill School in London in 1963. Last time he was here, the Doctor left something behind – a powerful Time Lord artefact that could unlock the secrets of time travel... -
![Black Tuesday by Bob Mayer]()
Black Tuesday by Bob Mayer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a mysterious force known only as the Shadow infiltrates history, it has a suspicious target: the date October 29 in six different years spanning 999 to 1980. The Time Patrol must send its highly skilled members into the past with only twenty-four hours to stop the destruction each time...Categorized as:
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![Doctor Who and the Ark in Space by Ian Marter]()
Doctor Who and the Ark in Space by Ian Marter
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt a time in the far off future, Earth has become inhospitable. A selection of humanity is placed deep frozen in a fully automated space station to await the day of their return to earth.. -
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![1636: The China Venture by Eric Flint, Iver P. Cooper]()
1636: The China Venture by Eric Flint, Iver P. Cooper
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Ring of Fire Series Continues! The United States of Europe finds itself embroiled in international intrigue, as the uptimers attempt to establish an embassy in Ming Dynasty era China...Categorized as:
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![The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories by Vandana Singh]()
The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories by Vandana Singh
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWell known and well regarded in the world of science fiction and fantasy writing, Vandana Singh brings her unique imagination to a wider audience in this collection of stories, newly reissued by Zubaan Books. In the title story, a woman tells her husband of her curious discovery: that she is inhabited by small alien creatures... -
![Doctor Who: Heroes and Monsters Collection by Justin Richards, Gary Russell]()
Doctor Who: Heroes and Monsters Collection by Justin Richards, Gary Russell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new story collection featuring 26 adventures across time and space! The Heroes and Monsters Collection brings together our favourite short stories from the last ten years of Doctor Who. In these tales the Doctor and his companions face the Daleks, the Cybermen and many more terrifying foes. Also includes three brand-new stories for 2015, featuring the War Doctor, Clara and the Twelfth Doctor... -
![Out of Time - Five Tales of Time Travel by Janet Guy, K.P. Hornsby]()
Out of Time - Five Tales of Time Travel by Janet Guy, K.P. Hornsby
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive new and original stories exploring the wonders and perils of time travel.Individuals rewriting their own pasts.Brave souls safeguarding the world today from yesterday. Fools tampering with Einstein's laws of physics.Here are adventures that offer readers humanity at its best and worst.100% of royalties donated to Doctors Without Borders... -
![Loch Ness Revenge by Hunter Shea]()
Loch Ness Revenge by Hunter Shea
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeep in the murky waters of Loch Ness, the creature known as Nessie has returned. Twins Natalie and Austin McQueen watched in horror as their parents were devoured by the world’s most infamous lake monster. Two decades later, it’s their turn to hunt the legend. But what lurks in the Loch is not what they expected. Nessie is devouring everything in and around the Loch, and it’s not alone... -
![Downstream - Episode 1 by Nick Jones, Ian Hughes]()
Downstream - Episode 1 by Nick Jones, Ian Hughes
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLet me introduce myself. My name is Joseph Bridgeman. I am a moderately depressed, reclusive insomniac with a failing antiques business and a constant headache. And you need to trust me when I tell you, that’s the good bit. I’ve lived alone for years, avoiding social contact and emotional connection very nicely thanks. Until now...
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