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Tag Area: Time Travel Trope
Novel

Time and Time Again

Hugh Stanton is recruited by cadre of Cambridge professors to use Isaac Newton’s technology to fix the past 111 years starting the the 1914 assassination of  Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
 
—Michael Main
‘Tell me, Mr. Bentley,’ Newton asked, staring at the dregs in his wine glass, which was empty once more, ‘if God gave you the chance to change one thing in history, would you do it? And if so, what would you change?’
Clocks, newspapers and a man with his back to us, dressed in a tweed suit and fedora.
  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel
Feature Film

7 Splinters of Time

While on medical leave for his mental health, police detective Darius Lafaux is called back in to investigate a case that turns into multiple murders of men who look exactly like himself. —Michael Main
Alise: You died ten years ago.
Darius: I was born ten years ago.
Two versions of Edoardo Ballerini (as Darius and Daniel) are merged into a single photo beside four other movie scenes.
  • Science Fiction
  • Mystery and Crime
  • Definite Time Travel
Flash Fiction

Goodbye, Howard Henning

Did you ever wonder what happens when a time traveler makes a mistake? Don’t miss Stith’s “Story behind the Story” at the end of the web page. —Michael Main
This isn’t Germany. And this can’t be 1924.
Two large three-dimensional numbers--18,083 and 2 1 1 4 B--in front of a purple cosmic explosion.
  • Science Fiction
  • Comedy
  • Definite Time Travel
Short Story

Lost between the Plates

A woman seems to be chasing someone via random jumps through time. —Michael Main
I’ve been chasing him for years and forever. Spinning through time and space without a sail.
Stylized outline of a rocket launching in a green circular seal for Daily Science Fiction.
  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel
Flash Fiction

Giving Up the Ghost

  • by Aeryn Rudel
  • in Flash Point Science Fiction, 26 June 2021 [webzine]
An assassin jumps back into her 17-year-old body where she takes care of her mission and has a little time left over. —Michael Main
My target is a few blocks from here, which is why the Department of Temporal Enforcement chose me for the assignment. Proximity is important. The less you move around, the less likely the time stream gets fucked up.
Yellow steam rises from two coffee cups into an abstract outer space design and brown background.
  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel