![]() ![]() A Tale of Time City was originally published in 1987 and reissued this year with an introduction by Ursula Le Guinn (alas, my copy is an old one) and I decided to read this one next because I am going through an I Love Time Travel phase. I am slowly working my way through Diana Wynne Jones’ books. ![]() I bought a A Tale of Time City recently and decided to read it now since I was in the mood for a Time Travel story. Why did I read this book: I love DWJ’s books and have been building a DWJ’s library little by little. ![]() When Faber John is at last aroused, Time City’s and Vivian’s dilemmas are resolved in ways that are as satisfying as they are unexpected. Meanwhile, someone seems to be tampering with history, changing it over and over, complicating everything. ![]() Vivian wants to get home Jonathan and Sam want her to help them in their quest through the ages of history to save Time City. Only the Time Lady can wake the founder of the city, Faber John, from his age-long sleep, and only he can save the city. They mistakenly think she is the mysterious Time Lady disguised as a child. In September 1939, Vivian Smith is on a train, being evacuated from London, when she is kidnapped by two boys from Time City, Jonathan and Sam. It is full of wonders and haunted by “time ghosts,” but it is nearly worn out and doomed to destruction. Time City is built on a patch of time and space outside history. Publication date: This edition: 2012 / First published in 1987 ![]()
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