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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... -
The Magic School Bus Spins A Web: A Book About Spiders by Tracey West, Joanna Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTransported inside a sci-fi movie about giant bugs, Ms... -
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... -
Warrior of Kragdon-ah by Shawn Inmon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlex Hawk spent a decade trying to return from Kragdon-ah. Now he is safely back in the twenty-first century with daughters Amy and Sanda and his loyal, giant dog.All is peaceful and good until, ten years later, Alex hears an incredible commotion in the basement where the door into time still stands safely behind a brick wall.The wall has fallen... -
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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... -
Rush Revere and the presidency by Rush Limbaugh, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoin Rush Revere on another action-packed journey! Rush and his friends head back in time to the early days of our independent nation to watch the early American presidents George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson in action!Hey there, young readers! Rush Revere here... -
Rush Revere and the Star-Spangled Banner by Rush Limbaugh, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRush Revere and the Star-Spangled Banner is the fourth book in the Adventures of Rush Revere Series, and is the most exciting yet! Substitute teacher Rush Revere is back with his trusty sidekick Liberty and the students of Manchester Middle School. This time, Tommy takes center stage. His grandfather is ill, and Rush Revere hopes a field trip to Washington D.C., will distract and inspire Tommy... -
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
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
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... -
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
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... -
Borgel by Daniel Pinkwater
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMelvin Spellbound's humdrum life suddenly becomes extraordinary when 111-year-old Borgel arrives and takes him and the talking dog, Fafner, on a rollicking trip through Time, Space, and The Other in search of The Great Popsicle, Anthropoid Bloboforms and... -
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... -
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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... -
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... -
The Fran That Time Forgot by Jim Benton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was undoubtedly the most embarrassing moment in Franny K. Stein's young life. When someone revealed her middle name at the Science Fair award presentation, little Franny was so mortified that she decided to go back in time to change her moniker. Perhaps not surprisingly, our heroine's delightfully simple plan catapults her readers into a fourth dimension of fun... -
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... -
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
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... -
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
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... -
Danger in Ancient Rome by Kate Messner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRanger, the time-traveling golden retriever, is back for the second book in Kate Messner's new chapter book series. This time, he's off to save the day in ancient Rome!Ranger is a golden retriever who has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog...Categorized as:
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Can I Get There By Candlelight? by Jean Slaughter Doty, Ted Lewin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Come on, Candy," says Gail, leading her horse, Candlight. "Let's go exploring."Gail's parents have just rented a carriage house, about all that's left of an old country estate. The big house was torn down long ago, and woods have sprung up where the lawns and gardens grew. Beyond the woods, fields stretch for miles—perfect for riding...Categorized as:
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The Empire by Richard Todd
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeptember 11, 2001. Padma Mahajan mourns the loss of her newlywed husband, Major Kyle Mason, killed while defeating terrorists from crashing American 11 into the World Trade Center. As she watches harrowing videos on TV of American 11 missing the North Tower by mere feet, a mysterious visitor enters her apartment. possessing stunning knowledge about the future... -
The Ruby Brooch by Katherine Lowry Logan
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCan a 21st century paramedic find her true identity on the other side of the heather-scented mist?From the white-plank fenced pastures of Lexington, Kentucky, to the beautiful Bay of San Francisco, The Ruby Brooch, a saga rich in detail and mystery, follows a young woman’s physical and emotional journey as she searches for the truth she believes will heal her wounds, restore her sense of self,... -
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... -
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... -
Callahan's Key by Spider Robinson
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNobody blends good science with bad puns as brilliantly as Spider Robinson, as his legion of devoted fans will attest. Now he's back with the latest chapter of the Callahan saga -- an improbable tale of impending doom, a road trip, space, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.The universe is in desperate peril... -
The Collectors by Christopher L. Bennett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn all-new Star Trek e-novella featuring the Department of Temporal Investigations!The dedicated agents of the Federation Department of Temporal Investigations have their work cut out for them protecting the course of history from the dangers of time travel. But the galaxy is littered with artifacts that, in the wrong hands, could threaten reality... -
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
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
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
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... -
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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... -
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
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternative cover for same ISBN: here.A collection of Simak's sci-fi stories... -
Future Remains by Robert Jack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA small team of paleontologists has just laid eyes upon an impossible discovery. Now, at the behest of a mysterious stranger and his robotic companion, the team is being drawn into a desperate quest: to rescue a child trapped in the most dangerous environment the earth has ever seen. For former paleontologist Tess Creegan, the stakes couldn't be higher... -
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... -
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... -
The Works of H.G. Wells by H.G. Wells, Pilar Ramírez Tello
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGenerations of readers have known and enjoyed H.G. Wells's fantastic novels. Consummate science fiction, they are convincing and unforgettably real. Included in this omnibus edition are his four greatest works of fiction:In The Time Machine, a time traveler steps out of his vehicle to find himself in the year 802,701 A.D. He encounters creatures that live in perfect harmony... -
The Island Stallion Races by Walter Farley
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMore than anything, Steve Duncan dreams of racing his huge, wild stallion, Flame. The horse is untrained, but incredibly fast and Steve just wants to show him off. When two strangers show up and offer to make Steve's dream a reality, Steve cannot believe his luck. But soon he realizes that a professional racetrack is no place for an unbroken stallion...Categorized as:
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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... -
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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Search for Dinosaurs by David Bischoff
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Time Machine series challenges young readers to use their imagination and decision-making skills to write their own story. Options in the text allow readers to choose any path they like within the plot. Readers must draw on background information about the period to make the right choices...Categorized as:
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The Dechronization of Sam Magruder by George Gaylord Simpson, Stephen Jay Gould
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis lost novella by the century's most renowned paleontologist has been called the greatest time-travel story in more than one hundred years.Vanishing from Earth on February 30, 2162, while working on a problem of quantum theory, research chronologist Sam Magruder is thrown back 80 million years in time... -
The Sorrow Proper by Lindsey Drager
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Sorrow Proper is a novel-length investigation of the anxiety that accompanies change. A group of aging librarians must decide whether to fight or flee from the end of print and the rise of electronic publications, while the parents of the young girl who died in front of the library struggle with their role in her loss... -
March of the Mini Beasts by Ada Hopper
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger! Action! Trouble! Adventure! Introducing The DATA Set, a brand-new chapter book series for young readers.What would happen if your next-door neighbor were a mad scientist? Gabe, Laura, and Cesar live on a quiet cul-de-sac. They are the whiz kids of Newtonburg Elementary and each specializes in their own subject. In fact, everyone in town lovingly refers to them as the Data Set...Categorized as:
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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... -
T-Rexes & Tax Law by Rachel Ford
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA routine tax fraud investigation. A strange lab. A mysterious button.He shouldn’t have pushed the button. But Alfred Favero, senior analyst with the IRS, pushed the button. And now he’s 67 million years in the past, stranded out of time with a coworker who hates him and a bunch of tax cheats...
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