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Time Travel Tales

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If you could travel through time, would you leap to the future to escape our troubled present, or travel to the past to try to prevent this present from happening? Read these time travel stories and consider the possibilities. All titles are available at SFPL in eBook and eAudiobook format through Hoopla, Overdrive and Axis 360.

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San Francisco Public Library

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The Time Machine

The Time Machine

by Wells, H. G.

eBook - 2012

H.G. Wells's 1895 classic tale of a scientist who invents a machine that transports him in into a remote and bleak future. H.G. Wells's 1895 classic tale of a scientist who invents a machine that transports him in into a remote and bleak future. Show less

H.G. Wells's 1895 classic tale of a scientist who invents a machine that transports him in into a remote and bleak future. H.G. Wells's 1895 classic tale of a scientist who invents a machine that transports him in into a remote and bleak future. Show less

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Kindred

Kindred

by Butler, Octavia E.

eBook - 2003

A modern black woman is transported to the early 19th century to help save the life of her white, slave-owning ancestor. A modern black woman is transported to the early 19th century to help save the life of her white, slave-owning ancestor. Show less

A modern black woman is transported to the early 19th century to help save the life of her white, slave-owning ancestor. A modern black woman is transported to the early 19th century to help save the life of her white, slave-owning ancestor. Show less

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The Door Into Summer

The Door Into Summer

by Heinlein, Robert A.

Downloadable Audiobook - 2009

Robert A. Heinlein's 1956 novel about an inventor who—having simultaneously lost his girlfriend, best friend, and business—uses time travel to get his revenge. Robert A. Heinlein's 1956 novel about an inventor who—having simultaneously lost his girlfriend, best friend, and business—uses time travel to get his revenge. Show less

Robert A. Heinlein's 1956 novel about an inventor who—having simultaneously lost his girlfriend, best friend, and business—uses time travel to get his revenge. Robert A. Heinlein's 1956 novel about an inventor who—having simultaneously lost his girlfriend, best friend, and business—uses time travel to get his revenge. 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

eBook - 2010

A man named Charles Yu searches for his father in quantum space-time, with the aid of a book that may contain the key to finding him. A man named Charles Yu searches for his father in quantum space-time, with the aid of a book that may contain the key to finding him. Show less

A man named Charles Yu searches for his father in quantum space-time, with the aid of a book that may contain the key to finding him. A man named Charles Yu searches for his father in quantum space-time, with the aid of a book that may contain the key to finding him. Show less

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Version Control

Version Control

by Palmer, Dexter Clarence

eBook - 2016

Follows a professor—who has invented a sort of time machine, although no one wants to call it that—and his wife, who suspects her world is going strange. Follows a professor—who has invented a sort of time machine, although no one wants to call it that—and his wife, who suspects her world is going strange. Show less

Follows a professor—who has invented a sort of time machine, although no one wants to call it that—and his wife, who suspects her world is going strange. Follows a professor—who has invented a sort of time machine, although no one wants to call it that—and his wife, who suspects her world is going strange. Show less

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To Say Nothing of the Dog, Or, How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last

To Say Nothing of the Dog, Or, How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last

by Willis, Connie

eBook - 1998

Time travelers from 21st century Oxford travel to Victorian England to try to fix a glitch in time, while at home Coventry Cathedral is being rebuilt on Merton’s playing fields. Time travelers from 21st century Oxford travel to Victorian England to try to fix a glitch in time, while at home Coventry Cathedral is being rebuilt on Merton’s playing fields. Show less

Time travelers from 21st century Oxford travel to Victorian England to try to fix a glitch in time, while at home Coventry Cathedral is being rebuilt on Merton’s playing fields. Time travelers from 21st century Oxford travel to Victorian England to try to fix a glitch in time, while at home Coventry Cathedral is being rebuilt on Merton’s playing fields. Show less

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This Is How You Lose the Time War

This Is How You Lose the Time War

by El-Mohtar, Amal

eBook - 2019

As two agents travel back and forth through time, altering the history of multiple universes on behalf of their warring empires, leave each other secret messages... and gradually fall in love. As two agents travel back and forth through time, altering the history of multiple universes on behalf of their warring empires, leave each other secret messages... and gradually fall in love. Show less

As two agents travel back and forth through time, altering the history of multiple universes on behalf of their warring empires, leave each other secret messages... and gradually fall in love. As two agents travel back and forth through time, altering the history of multiple universes on behalf of their warring empires, leave each other secret messages... and gradually fall in love. Show less

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An Ocean of Minutes

An Ocean of Minutes

by Lim, Thea

eBook - 2018

After her boyfriend succumbs to the virus that has America in the grip of a deadly pandemic, a woman agrees to travel to the future, on the condition that the time travel company pays for his treatment. After her boyfriend succumbs to the virus that has America in the grip of a deadly pandemic, a woman agrees to travel to the future, on the condition that the time travel company pays for his treatment. Show less

After her boyfriend succumbs to the virus that has America in the grip of a deadly pandemic, a woman agrees to travel to the future, on the condition that the time travel company pays for his treatment. After her boyfriend succumbs to the virus that has America in the grip of a deadly pandemic, a woman agrees to travel to the future, on the condition that the time travel company pays for his treatment. Show less

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Alice Payne Arrives

Alice Payne Arrives

by Heartfield, Kate

eBook - 2018

When an unhappy black lesbian aristocrat from Steampunk 1788 England meets a time traveler from 2145 unhappy with how the Time War is going, can they change the course of the war? When an unhappy black lesbian aristocrat from Steampunk 1788 England meets a time traveler from 2145 unhappy with how the Time War is going, can they change the course of the war? Show less

When an unhappy black lesbian aristocrat from Steampunk 1788 England meets a time traveler from 2145 unhappy with how the Time War is going, can they change the course of the war? When an unhappy black lesbian aristocrat from Steampunk 1788 England meets a time traveler from 2145 unhappy with how the Time War is going, can they change the course of the war? Show less

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All Our Wrong Todays

All Our Wrong Todays

A Novel

by Mastai, Elan

eBook - 2017

Living in a utopian alternate world, aimless Tom Barren is blindsided by a time-travel mishap of his own making that lands him in our less-than-idyllic 2016. Living in a utopian alternate world, aimless Tom Barren is blindsided by a time-travel mishap of his own making that lands him in our less-than-idyllic 2016. Show less

Living in a utopian alternate world, aimless Tom Barren is blindsided by a time-travel mishap of his own making that lands him in our less-than-idyllic 2016. Living in a utopian alternate world, aimless Tom Barren is blindsided by a time-travel mishap of his own making that lands him in our less-than-idyllic 2016. Show less

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The Psychology of Time Travel

The Psychology of Time Travel

A Novel

by Mascarenhas, Kate

eBook - 2019

Follows the lives of four female engineers who invent time travel in the 1960s, as we see how their futures have been affected by the traumatic implications of their invention. Follows the lives of four female engineers who invent time travel in the 1960s, as we see how their futures have been affected by the traumatic implications of their invention. Show less

Follows the lives of four female engineers who invent time travel in the 1960s, as we see how their futures have been affected by the traumatic implications of their invention. Follows the lives of four female engineers who invent time travel in the 1960s, as we see how their futures have been affected by the traumatic implications of their invention. Show less

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The Time Traveler's Wife

The Time Traveler's Wife

A Novel

by Niffenegger, Audrey

Downloadable Audiobook - 2011

A time travel romance that follows the complex relationship between a librarian and her protege, lover, and husband—who time travels involuntarily and at random. A time travel romance that follows the complex relationship between a librarian and her protege, lover, and husband—who time travels involuntarily and at random. Show less

A time travel romance that follows the complex relationship between a librarian and her protege, lover, and husband—who time travels involuntarily and at random. A time travel romance that follows the complex relationship between a librarian and her protege, lover, and husband—who time travels involuntarily and at random. Show less

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Time Travelers Never Die

Time Travelers Never Die

by McDevitt, Jack

eBook - 2009

When a physicist mysteriously vanishes, his son discovers that he has constructed a time travel device, and recruits a linguist to accompany him on the rescue mission. When a physicist mysteriously vanishes, his son discovers that he has constructed a time travel device, and recruits a linguist to accompany him on the rescue mission. Show less

When a physicist mysteriously vanishes, his son discovers that he has constructed a time travel device, and recruits a linguist to accompany him on the rescue mission. When a physicist mysteriously vanishes, his son discovers that he has constructed a time travel device, and recruits a linguist to accompany him on the rescue mission. Show less

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Last Year

Last Year

by Wilson, Robert Charles

eBook - 2016

In a world in which technology can open doorways into the past, a resident of late 19th century Illinois is determined, at all costs, to follow a 21st century woman into our present. In a world in which technology can open doorways into the past, a resident of late 19th century Illinois is determined, at all costs, to follow a 21st century woman into our present. Show less

In a world in which technology can open doorways into the past, a resident of late 19th century Illinois is determined, at all costs, to follow a 21st century woman into our present. In a world in which technology can open doorways into the past, a resident of late 19th century Illinois is determined, at all costs, to follow a 21st century woman into our present. Show less

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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

by North, Claire

eBook - 2014

Harry August—who lives his life, dies, and then is reborn in the exact time and place to live his life again—must work with others who have his rare condition to prevent the end of the world. Harry August—who lives his life, dies, and then is reborn in the exact time and place to live his life again—must work with others who have his rare condition to prevent the end of the world. Show less

Harry August—who lives his life, dies, and then is reborn in the exact time and place to live his life again—must work with others who have his rare condition to prevent the end of the world. Harry August—who lives his life, dies, and then is reborn in the exact time and place to live his life again—must work with others who have his rare condition to prevent the end of the world. Show less

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Here and Now and Then

Here and Now and Then

by Chen, Mike

eBook - 2019

A time-traveling father must save his teenage daughter from secret agents who want to eliminate her to protect the historical timeline. A time-traveling father must save his teenage daughter from secret agents who want to eliminate her to protect the historical timeline. Show less

A time-traveling father must save his teenage daughter from secret agents who want to eliminate her to protect the historical timeline. A time-traveling father must save his teenage daughter from secret agents who want to eliminate her to protect the historical timeline. Show less

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Hazards of Time Travel

Hazards of Time Travel

A Novel

by Oates, Joyce Carol

eBook - 2018

In a dystopian future, a girl who dares to challenge the established order is punished by being sent back to a harsh past to be "rehabilitated." In a dystopian future, a girl who dares to challenge the established order is punished by being sent back to a harsh past to be "rehabilitated." Show less

In a dystopian future, a girl who dares to challenge the established order is punished by being sent back to a harsh past to be "rehabilitated." In a dystopian future, a girl who dares to challenge the established order is punished by being sent back to a harsh past to be "rehabilitated." Show less

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Time and Again

Time and Again

by Finney, Jack

eBook - 2014

Tells the story of a young man enlisted by the government to travel back in time. When he falls for a woman from the 19th century, he must choose between the past and the present. Tells the story of a young man enlisted by the government to travel back in time. When he falls for a woman from the 19th century, he must choose between the past and the present. Show less

Tells the story of a young man enlisted by the government to travel back in time. When he falls for a woman from the 19th century, he must choose between the past and the present. Tells the story of a young man enlisted by the government to travel back in time. When he falls for a woman from the 19th century, he must choose between the past and the present. Show less

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The Accidental Time Machine

The Accidental Time Machine

by Haldeman, Joe W.

eBook - 2014

An MIT research assistant accidentally discovers a way to travel in time, as he transports himself into ever more distant futures. An MIT research assistant accidentally discovers a way to travel in time, as he transports himself into ever more distant futures. Show less

An MIT research assistant accidentally discovers a way to travel in time, as he transports himself into ever more distant futures. An MIT research assistant accidentally discovers a way to travel in time, as he transports himself into ever more distant futures. Show less

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The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century

eBook - 2005

Includes stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, L. Sprague de Camp, Theodore Sturgeon, and 13 others. Includes stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, L. Sprague de Camp, Theodore Sturgeon, and 13 others. Show less

Includes stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, L. Sprague de Camp, Theodore Sturgeon, and 13 others. Includes stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, L. Sprague de Camp, Theodore Sturgeon, and 13 others. Show less

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