The Many-Colored Land
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The Many-Colored Land

by Julian May

1981•Science fiction•416 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionfantasyadventurefastfresh & originallightimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashdeep rivalry

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, wide-ranging science-fiction novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

When a one-way time tunnel to Earth's distant past, specifically six million B.C., was discovered by folks on the Galactic Milieu, every misfit for light-years around hurried to pass through it. Each sought his own brand of happiness. But none could have guessed what awaited them. Not even in a million years....

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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 fictionFantasyAdventureAll consuming questFish out of water/culture clashDeep rivalry

Subjects

American Science fictionTime travel in fictionTime travel

Details

Author
Julian May
Published
1981
Pages
416
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