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A Tale of Time City

Name: A Tale of Time City
Author: Diana Wynne Jones

by Diana Wynne Jones

1987•Science fiction•336 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventurefastfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearbig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, pacy science-fiction novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like pace over patience.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

In 1939 an eleven-year-old London girl is kidnapped to Time City, a place existing outside the stream of time and manipulating the history of humanity, where she finds the inhabitants facing their worst hour of crisis.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

Science fictionTime travelGuidebooksJuvenile fictionGhost storiesKidnapping victimsKidnappingMissing children

Details

Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Published: 1987
Pages: 336
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Source: Open Library

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