Black Death

Tag Area: Real-World Event
Novelette

Vintage Season

More and more strange people are appearing each day in and around Oliver Wilson’s home; the explanation from the euphoric redhead leads him to believe they are time travelers gathering for an important event. —Michael Main
Looking backward later, Oliver thought that in that moment, for the first time clearly, he began to suspect the truth. But he had no time to ponder it, for after the brief instant of enmity the three people from—elsewhere—began to speak all at once, as if in a belated attempt to cover something they did not want noticed.
Pen-and-ink drawing of a broad metal bowl containing steaming liquid.
  • Eloi Bronze Medal
  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel
Short Story

Return of the Moon Man

During a surprise trip to the moon by Grandpa, Grandma is mad about being left behind and leaves town with another man with a time machine. Grandpa returns, finds another time machine, and strands Grandma in time and space. —Dave Hook
We got the meal ready, and then someone said, “Where is Grandfather?”
A low-resolution newspaper scan with a headline The Return of the Moon Man.
  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel
Feature Film

The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

To ward off the Black Death, young Griffin, local hero Connor, and others from their village plan to dig a hole through the Earth where they’ll give an offering to the powers that be, but instead, they end up digging a tunnel to a marvelous twentieth-century city. —Michael Main
Think how much power you’d need for all that!
A woman, a child, and a cloaked figure tall Celtic cross on a cliff above a modern city.
  • Fantasy
  • Definite Time Travel