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Key Out of Time by Andre Norton

Key Out of Time

Andre Norton

Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · February 1, 2016

Sent from Terra to probe the past of the deserted planet Hawaika, Time Agents Ross Murdock and Gordon Ashe are startled when murky underwater pictures of ancient races locked in a fierce battle for supremacy suddenly appear on their time-probe.

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Who it’s for
A planetary mystery pairs time-probe intrigue with the risks of prying into the past.
Genres
Time Travel Fiction, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi Adventure
Published
Start Publishing LLC, February 1, 2016

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About this book

Sent from Terra to probe the past of the deserted planet Hawaika, Time Agents Ross Murdock and Gordon Ashe are startled when murky underwater pictures of ancient races locked in a fierce battle for supremacy suddenly appear on their time-probe. Despite prophetic warnings of Karara, a Polynesian girl, the Agents decide to invade the past and uncover the secrets of this barren, lotus world.

Past Under Pressure

A planetary mystery pairs time-probe intrigue with the risks of prying into the past.

Come here for

  • Time travel tangled with underwater images of ancient conflict
  • A barren, lotus world with secrets buried in its past

Expect

  • A speculative adventure shaped by warnings and unanswered questions
  • Ancient races locked in a battle for supremacy

Where it sits

Time Travel Fiction86%
Sci-Fi66%
Sci-Fi Adventure52%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Space Opera
  • Time Travel Fiction
Authors
Andre Norton
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
February 1, 2016
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure