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Journey into Mystery #36

I, the Pharaoh

This story could be a fantasy about Egyptologist Ted Craven, who studies Pharaoh Ras Hati-Ka so deeply that he eventually becomes the ancient Egyptian; but there are clues that the whole story is only a delusion in Craven’s overworked mind. Or perhaps it’s all a dream of the pharaoh himself. —Michael Main
No . . . it’s all an illusion! I’ve been working too hard!
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  • Fantasy
  • Mainstream
  • Audience: YA and Up
  • Debatable Time Travel
Novella

Dragonriders of Pern 1B

Dragonrider

By the time that Lessa of Ruatha Hold becomes Weyrwoman of the only remaining dragon weyr, the end of all Pern seems imminent since a single weyr is not enough to fight off the falling threads from the Red Star.

“Dragonrider,” which was first released as a two-part Analog serial (December 1967 and January 1968), was the second Pern story, appearing after the shorter novella “Weyr Search” (October 1967). Together, the two stories formed the first Pern novel, Dragonflight (1968). When the online version of the ITTDB was in a nascent stage, my friend Allison Thompson-Brown reminded me that the dragons can travel to a new when as well as a new where, and that time travel first appeared near the end of “Dragonrider.” Time travel on Pern occurs in a single, static timeline, so the dragons and their riders can never change anything known to be certain in the past. —Michael Main
“Dragons can go between times as well as places. They go as easily to a when as to a where.”

Robinton’s eyes widened as he digested this astonishing news.

“That is how we forestalled the attack on Nerat yesterday morning. We jumped back two hours between times to meet the Threads as they fell.”
A brontosaurus-like dragon and its human rider lifts from the ground into a dragon-filled sky.
  • Eloi Gold Medal
  • 1969 Nebula
  • Science Fiction
  • Audience: YA and Up
  • Definite Time Travel
Novel

Dragonriders of Pern 1 [fix-up]

Dragonflight

By the time that Lessa of Ruatha Hold becomes Weyrwoman of the only remaining dragon weyr, the end of all Pern seems a possibility since a single weyr is not enough to fight off the falling threads from the Red Star.

Allison Thompson-Brown reminded me that dragons can go when as well as where, and the travel through time always results in a stable time loop, so that dragon travel can never change anything known to be certain in the past. The actual whening part (or going between time, as it’s called) didn’t come until the third installment (Part 2 of “Dragonrider” in the Jan 1968 Analog), but I’ll date the concept back to the slightly earlier appearance of the first story (“Weyr Search” in Oct 1967). The two stories were fixed up into the first Pern novel, Dragonflight, in July of 1968, but it was another ten years before I discovered it.
“Dragons can go between times as well as places. They go as easily to a when as to a where.”

Robinton’s eyes widened as he digested this astonishing news.

“That is how we forestalled the attack on Nerat yesterday morning. We jumped back two hours between times to meet the Threads as they fell.”
A woman in a diaphonous dress, blowing up around her waist, rides an evil-looking dragon, side-saddle through a purple sky.
  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel
Novel

Immortal Descendants: Original Series #1

Marking Time

Seventeen year-old Saira Elian’s mother has disappeared, as she does for a few days every couple of years. But this time, Saira ends up searching for her—in time. Along the way she makes friends for the first time in her nomadic life, and she learns that Vampires, Seers, and Shifters are real. But she also makes enemies, including Jack the Ripper. —Tandy Ringoringo
I was tracing a design that was etched into the wall, and it started glowing and humming. And then my whole body was being stretched and pulled, like I was a giant rubber band. And there was a sound that vibrated through my skin and into my stomach, which is probably what made me want to puke—er, vomit.
A woven bronze choker embedded with a small tasseled clock with a Roman numeral clockface.
  • Eloi Bronze Medal
  • Fantasy
  • Audience: YA and Up
  • Definite Time Travel
Feature Film

The Greatest Hits

  • written and directed by Ned Benson
  • (South by Southwest Film Festival, 14 March 2024)
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  • Silver Medal Eloi
  • Romance
  • Music and Musicals
  • Definite Time Travel