A Tale of Time CityA thrilling story by the legendary Diana Wynne Jones—with an introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin. London, 1939. Vivian Smith thinks she is being evacuated to the countryside, because of the war. But she is being kidnapped - out of her own time. Her kidnappers are Jonathan and Sam, two boys her own age, from a place called Time City, designed especially to oversee history. But now history is going critical, and Jonathan and Sam are convinced that Time City's impending doom can only be averted by a twentieth-century girl named Vivian Smith. Too bad they have the wrong girl. . . . |
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User Review - Cheryl_in_CC_NV - LibraryThingI guess I'll have to add DWJ to my list of respected & popular authors that I am not simpatico with, including George RR Martin and Ursula K. LeGuin. I cannot immerse myself in her complex worlds. Read full review
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User Review - wealhtheowwylfing - LibraryThingIn preparation for German bombing, children are evacuated from London. Vivian Smith is discontentedly waiting to be picked up by her unknown cousin Marty when an older boy commands her to follow him ... Read full review
Contents
Time City | |
TimeGhosts | |
TimeLock | |
Cousin Marty | |
The River Time | |
Duration | |
Ceremonies | |
The Age of Gold | |
Android | |
The Gnomon | |
The Age of Silver | |
Evacuees | |
The Lead Casket? | |
Faber John | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Tale of Time City |
| Author | Diana Wynne Jones |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1101567007, 9781101567005 |
| Length | 384 pages |
| Subjects | › › Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Historical Young Adult Fiction / Girls & Women Young Adult Fiction / People & Places / Europe |
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