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In time slips characters emerge somewhere else—past or future. In time loops, characters are trapped in a time loop.

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Flight

Flight

A Novel

by Alexie, Sherman

Book - 2007

On the verge of commiting an act of violence, a troubled, orphaned Indian teenager finds himself hurtled through time and into the bodies of a civil right...Show more On the verge of commiting an act of violence, a troubled, orphaned Indian teenager finds himself hurtled through time and into the bodies of a civil rights era FBI agent, an Indian child during the battle at Little Big Horn, a nineteenth-century Indian tracker, and a modern-day airline pilot, before returning to himself, forever altered by his experiences. Show less

On the verge of commiting an act of violence, a troubled, orphaned Indian teenager finds himself hurtled through time and into the bodies of a civil right...Show more On the verge of commiting an act of violence, a troubled, orphaned Indian teenager finds himself hurtled through time and into the bodies of a civil rights era FBI agent, an Indian child during the battle at Little Big Horn, a nineteenth-century Indian tracker, and a modern-day airline pilot, before returning to himself, forever altered by his experiences. Show less

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Heads You Win

Heads You Win

by Archer, Jeffrey

Book - 2018

Follows a 1968 Russian teen who escapes an oppressive life in Leningrad and is forced to choose between parallel lives in London and New York. Follows a 1968 Russian teen who escapes an oppressive life in Leningrad and is forced to choose between parallel lives in London and New York. Show less

Follows a 1968 Russian teen who escapes an oppressive life in Leningrad and is forced to choose between parallel lives in London and New York. Follows a 1968 Russian teen who escapes an oppressive life in Leningrad and is forced to choose between parallel lives in London and New York. Show less

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Life After Life

Life After Life

A Novel

by Atkinson, Kate

Book - 2013

Follows the experiences of a woman, who after being born on a snowy night in 1910, repeatedly dies and reincarnates into the same life to correct missteps and ultimately save the world. Follows the experiences of a woman, who after being born on a snowy night in 1910, repeatedly dies and reincarnates into the same life to correct missteps and ultimately save the world. Show less

Follows the experiences of a woman, who after being born on a snowy night in 1910, repeatedly dies and reincarnates into the same life to correct missteps and ultimately save the world. Follows the experiences of a woman, who after being born on a snowy night in 1910, repeatedly dies and reincarnates into the same life to correct missteps and ultimately save the world. Show less

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City at the End of Time

City at the End of Time

by Bear, Greg

Book - 2008

Three young people--Ginny, Jack, and Daniel--dream of the fabulous ruins of a decaying city somewhere in the distant future: the Kalpa. The dreams of Ginn...Show more Three young people--Ginny, Jack, and Daniel--dream of the fabulous ruins of a decaying city somewhere in the distant future: the Kalpa. The dreams of Ginny and Jack overtake them, leaving their bodies behind while carrying their consciousnesses forward, into the minds of two inhabitants of the Kalpa who have been genetically retroengineered to possess qualities of ancient humanity. As for the dreams of Daniel, they are even stranger and more disquieting. Hunted by others with similar powers who seek the sum-runners on behalf of a fearsome godlike entity, Ginny, Jack, and Daniel are drawn despite themselves into an all-but-hopeless mission to rescue the future of their dreams. Show less

Three young people--Ginny, Jack, and Daniel--dream of the fabulous ruins of a decaying city somewhere in the distant future: the Kalpa. The dreams of Ginn...Show more Three young people--Ginny, Jack, and Daniel--dream of the fabulous ruins of a decaying city somewhere in the distant future: the Kalpa. The dreams of Ginny and Jack overtake them, leaving their bodies behind while carrying their consciousnesses forward, into the minds of two inhabitants of the Kalpa who have been genetically retroengineered to possess qualities of ancient humanity. As for the dreams of Daniel, they are even stranger and more disquieting. Hunted by others with similar powers who seek the sum-runners on behalf of a fearsome godlike entity, Ginny, Jack, and Daniel are drawn despite themselves into an all-but-hopeless mission to rescue the future of their dreams. Show less

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Weapons of Choice

Weapons of Choice

by Birmingham, John

Book - 2004

In a first installment of a three-part alternate history epic, America's World War II fleet is decimated by a multi-national task force sent back in time ...Show more In a first installment of a three-part alternate history epic, America's World War II fleet is decimated by a multi-national task force sent back in time from the year 2021, forcing Admiral Nimitz and Rear Admiral Spruance to make the potentially consequential decision to fight their own possible descendants. Show less

In a first installment of a three-part alternate history epic, America's World War II fleet is decimated by a multi-national task force sent back in time ...Show more In a first installment of a three-part alternate history epic, America's World War II fleet is decimated by a multi-national task force sent back in time from the year 2021, forcing Admiral Nimitz and Rear Admiral Spruance to make the potentially consequential decision to fight their own possible descendants. Show less

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Kindred

Kindred

by Butler, Octavia E.

Book - 2003

Dana, a Black woman, finds herself repeatedly transported to the antebellum South, where she must make sure that Rufus, the plantation owner's son, survives to father Dana's ancestor. Dana, a Black woman, finds herself repeatedly transported to the antebellum South, where she must make sure that Rufus, the plantation owner's son, survives to father Dana's ancestor. Show less

Dana, a Black woman, finds herself repeatedly transported to the antebellum South, where she must make sure that Rufus, the plantation owner's son, survives to father Dana's ancestor. Dana, a Black woman, finds herself repeatedly transported to the antebellum South, where she must make sure that Rufus, the plantation owner's son, survives to father Dana's ancestor. Show less

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The End of Days

The End of Days

by Erpenbeck, Jenny

Book - 2014

Presenting an interesting take on modern German history, a best-selling German novel of fate presents five different stories describing the possible lives and deaths at varying stages of maturity experienced by a single character. Presenting an interesting take on modern German history, a best-selling German novel of fate presents five different stories describing the possible lives and deaths at varying stages of maturity experienced by a single character. Show less

Presenting an interesting take on modern German history, a best-selling German novel of fate presents five different stories describing the possible lives and deaths at varying stages of maturity experienced by a single character. Presenting an interesting take on modern German history, a best-selling German novel of fate presents five different stories describing the possible lives and deaths at varying stages of maturity experienced by a single character. Show less

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Replay

Replay

by Grimwood, Ken

Book - 1986

In 1988, Jeff Winston dies of a heart attack only to wake up at Emory University in 1963, now only eighteen. Much seems the same, but the only difference ...Show more In 1988, Jeff Winston dies of a heart attack only to wake up at Emory University in 1963, now only eighteen. Much seems the same, but the only difference is he remembers what happened during his life and what the future holds. He's not sure how this happened, if it will happen again, or what to do with the lifetime of knowledge he has acquired. Show less

In 1988, Jeff Winston dies of a heart attack only to wake up at Emory University in 1963, now only eighteen. Much seems the same, but the only difference ...Show more In 1988, Jeff Winston dies of a heart attack only to wake up at Emory University in 1963, now only eighteen. Much seems the same, but the only difference is he remembers what happened during his life and what the future holds. He's not sure how this happened, if it will happen again, or what to do with the lifetime of knowledge he has acquired. Show less

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The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library

by Haig, Matt

Book - 2020

Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tel...Show more Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place. Show less

Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tel...Show more Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place. Show less

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The Accidental Time Machine

The Accidental Time Machine

by Haldeman, Joe W.

Book - 2007

Working as a lowly research assistant at MIT, Matt Fuller is working on a project to measure quantum forces related to time changes in gravity and electromagnetic force, when his calibrator is transformed into a time machine. Working as a lowly research assistant at MIT, Matt Fuller is working on a project to measure quantum forces related to time changes in gravity and electromagnetic force, when his calibrator is transformed into a time machine. Show less

Working as a lowly research assistant at MIT, Matt Fuller is working on a project to measure quantum forces related to time changes in gravity and electromagnetic force, when his calibrator is transformed into a time machine. Working as a lowly research assistant at MIT, Matt Fuller is working on a project to measure quantum forces related to time changes in gravity and electromagnetic force, when his calibrator is transformed into a time machine. Show less

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Alice Payne Arrives

Alice Payne Arrives

by Heartfield, Kate

Book - 2018

In 2020 the Farmers and the Guides are locked in battle; time is their battleground, and the world is their prize. Only something new can change the cours...Show more In 2020 the Farmers and the Guides are locked in battle; time is their battleground, and the world is their prize. Only something new can change the course of the war. Or someone new. Little did they know, but they’ve all been waiting until Alice Payne arrives. Show less

In 2020 the Farmers and the Guides are locked in battle; time is their battleground, and the world is their prize. Only something new can change the cours...Show more In 2020 the Farmers and the Guides are locked in battle; time is their battleground, and the world is their prize. Only something new can change the course of the war. Or someone new. Little did they know, but they’ve all been waiting until Alice Payne arrives. Show less

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Everything's Eventual

Everything's Eventual

14 Dark Tales

by King, Stephen

Book - 2002

A new collection of short fiction features "Autopsy Room Four," "The Little Sisters of Eluria," and "The Road Virus Heads North.". A new collection of short fiction features "Autopsy Room Four," "The Little Sisters of Eluria," and "The Road Virus Heads North.". Show less

A new collection of short fiction features "Autopsy Room Four," "The Little Sisters of Eluria," and "The Road Virus Heads North.". A new collection of short fiction features "Autopsy Room Four," "The Little Sisters of Eluria," and "The Road Virus Heads North.". Show less

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Vintage 1954

Vintage 1954

by Laurain, Antoine

Book - 2019

After drinking a bottle of vintage Beaujolais, a group of Parisian neighbours are transported back in time to 1954. After drinking a bottle of vintage Beaujolais, a group of Parisian neighbours are transported back in time to 1954. Show less

After drinking a bottle of vintage Beaujolais, a group of Parisian neighbours are transported back in time to 1954. After drinking a bottle of vintage Beaujolais, a group of Parisian neighbours are transported back in time to 1954. Show less

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Oona Out of Order

Oona Out of Order

by Montimore, Margarita

Book - 2020

As the countdown to the New Year begins, soon-to-be-19 Oona Lockhart faints and awakens 32 years in the future in her 51-year-old body; and, greeted by a ...Show more As the countdown to the New Year begins, soon-to-be-19 Oona Lockhart faints and awakens 32 years in the future in her 51-year-old body; and, greeted by a friendly stranger in a beautiful house she’s told is her own, Oona learns that with each passing year she will leap to another age at random. Show less

As the countdown to the New Year begins, soon-to-be-19 Oona Lockhart faints and awakens 32 years in the future in her 51-year-old body; and, greeted by a ...Show more As the countdown to the New Year begins, soon-to-be-19 Oona Lockhart faints and awakens 32 years in the future in her 51-year-old body; and, greeted by a friendly stranger in a beautiful house she’s told is her own, Oona learns that with each passing year she will leap to another age at random. Show less

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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

by North, Claire

Book - 2014

Forced to relive his life over and over again, Harry August receives a message on his eleventh death bed, from a little girl who tells him that the world is about to end, and it is up to him to stop it. Forced to relive his life over and over again, Harry August receives a message on his eleventh death bed, from a little girl who tells him that the world is about to end, and it is up to him to stop it. Show less

Forced to relive his life over and over again, Harry August receives a message on his eleventh death bed, from a little girl who tells him that the world is about to end, and it is up to him to stop it. Forced to relive his life over and over again, Harry August receives a message on his eleventh death bed, from a little girl who tells him that the world is about to end, and it is up to him to stop it. Show less

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The Square Root of Summer

The Square Root of Summer

by Reuter Hapgood, Harriet

Book - 2016

Gottie Oppenheimer, a seventeen-year-old physics prodigy, navigates grief, love, and disruptions in the space-time continuum in one very eventful summer. Gottie Oppenheimer, a seventeen-year-old physics prodigy, navigates grief, love, and disruptions in the space-time continuum in one very eventful summer. Show less

Gottie Oppenheimer, a seventeen-year-old physics prodigy, navigates grief, love, and disruptions in the space-time continuum in one very eventful summer. Gottie Oppenheimer, a seventeen-year-old physics prodigy, navigates grief, love, and disruptions in the space-time continuum in one very eventful summer. Show less

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Heir Apparent

Heir Apparent

by Vande Velde, Vivian

Book - 2002

While playing a total immersion virtual reality game of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators have damaged the equipment to which she is connected, and she must win the game quickly or be damaged herself. While playing a total immersion virtual reality game of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators have damaged the equipment to which she is connected, and she must win the game quickly or be damaged herself. Show less

While playing a total immersion virtual reality game of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators have damaged the equipment to which she is connected, and she must win the game quickly or be damaged herself. While playing a total immersion virtual reality game of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators have damaged the equipment to which she is connected, and she must win the game quickly or be damaged herself. Show less

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Timequake

Timequake

by Vonnegut, Kurt

Book - 1997

After the universe decides to back up ten years and all humans must live through the 1990s again, author Kurt Vonnegut finds himself trying to write a book called Timequake, which he knows he will never finish since he already did not finish it. After the universe decides to back up ten years and all humans must live through the 1990s again, author Kurt Vonnegut finds himself trying to write a book called Timequake, which he knows he will never finish since he already did not finish it. Show less

After the universe decides to back up ten years and all humans must live through the 1990s again, author Kurt Vonnegut finds himself trying to write a book called Timequake, which he knows he will never finish since he already did not finish it. After the universe decides to back up ten years and all humans must live through the 1990s again, author Kurt Vonnegut finds himself trying to write a book called Timequake, which he knows he will never finish since he already did not finish it. Show less

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My Real Children

My Real Children

by Walton, Jo

Book - 2014

Ninety-year-old Patricia Cowan has two sets of memories, not to mention two different families who come to visit her in the nursing home (where her room s...Show more Ninety-year-old Patricia Cowan has two sets of memories, not to mention two different families who come to visit her in the nursing home (where her room sometimes has navy blue curtains, sometimes pale green blinds). Although her caregivers believe that she suffers from dementia, Patricia suspects that her life decisions may, in fact, have changed history and created two distinct, branching timelines. In one reality, "Trish" becomes an unhappily married mother of four with an abiding interest in local politics; in the other, "Pat" becomes a writer, finding love and happiness with a woman named Bee. Which world, if any, is "real" -- and does it even matter? Show less

Ninety-year-old Patricia Cowan has two sets of memories, not to mention two different families who come to visit her in the nursing home (where her room s...Show more Ninety-year-old Patricia Cowan has two sets of memories, not to mention two different families who come to visit her in the nursing home (where her room sometimes has navy blue curtains, sometimes pale green blinds). Although her caregivers believe that she suffers from dementia, Patricia suspects that her life decisions may, in fact, have changed history and created two distinct, branching timelines. In one reality, "Trish" becomes an unhappily married mother of four with an abiding interest in local politics; in the other, "Pat" becomes a writer, finding love and happiness with a woman named Bee. Which world, if any, is "real" -- and does it even matter? Show less

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How to Live Safely in A Science Fictional Universe

How to Live Safely in A Science Fictional Universe

by Yu, Charles

Book - 2010

In a world transformed by time-travel technology, counselor Charles Yu searches for the father who invented time travel and vanished, a quest marked by quirky pseudo-companions. In a world transformed by time-travel technology, counselor Charles Yu searches for the father who invented time travel and vanished, a quest marked by quirky pseudo-companions. Show less

In a world transformed by time-travel technology, counselor Charles Yu searches for the father who invented time travel and vanished, a quest marked by quirky pseudo-companions. In a world transformed by time-travel technology, counselor Charles Yu searches for the father who invented time travel and vanished, a quest marked by quirky pseudo-companions. Show less

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