18 books like An Acceptable Time (Time Quintet #5 / O'Keefe Family #4)

What to read after An Acceptable Time (Time Quintet #5 / O'Keefe Family #4) — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The ugly little boy Isaac Asimov · 1991 · ★ 3.9 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate other title: The Ugly Little Boy Shares: Love, Time Travel, Science Fiction

The Crossroads of Time Andre Norton · 1956 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate First published in 1958, Andre Norton's The Time Traders fuses Cold War espionage with archaeological romance and speculative adventure. Its protagonist, Ross Murdock, a delinquent recruited into a covert government project, is sent into prehistory to uncover how Soviet agents have gained access to alien technology. Norton's prose is brisk, economical, and suspenseful, shaped by pulp traditions… Shares: Space and time, Time Travel

Red Shift Alan Garner · 1973 · ★ 3.8 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The lives of three young men in three different periods of British history converge and each influences the destiny of the others. Shares: Space and time, Time Travel

Forgiving LaVyrle Spencer · 1991 · ★ 4.0 · 381p · ≈ 12h · Moderate There's a place in every heart for forgiving.... SARAH She came to Deadwood, a rough and tumble western town, with an ambitious dream of starting a newspaper. But her journey had another purpose--to find her sister and mend the family tie that was severed years ago, when Addie left home with a hardened heart--and without an explanation. NOAH The thought of this headstrong woman turning his… Shares: Romance fiction, Love, Romance

The long earth Terry Pratchett · 2012 · ★ 3.8 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Terry Pratchett, other than lending his name to this book, wasn't a part of it. No humor and dark reading. Mr. Baxter should have published it under his own name, he can write, just not to my liking. gmb 3/15/20 Shares: Space and time, Time Travel, Science Fiction

Destiny's Embrace Suzanne Elizabeth · 1996 · ★ 3.5 · 420p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Lacey Garder is on the brink of a life sentence when an old woman proposes a second chance. All Lacey has to do is go back in time to the year 1879 and live in the Washington Territory. But can Lacey be rehabilitated from her criminal ways? Marshal Matthew Brady is intrigued by the beautiful mysterious woman's sudden appearance, but he also has a crime to solve and the stranger fits the… Shares: Time Travel, Romance

Son of Man Robert Silverberg · 1971 · ★ 3.4 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate 1972 Locus Poll Award nominee, best SF novel IN THE BEGINNING... there was no Brooklyn, no St. Louis, no Shakespeare, no moon, no hunger, no death... IN THE BEGINNING... there were no real men, no real women, nothing but dispassionately passionate ambisexuals of the lowest and highest order... IN THE BEGINNING... the heavens, the seas and the Earth belonged to more intelligent species than a… Shares: Time Travel, Science Fiction

Doctor Who British Broadcasting Corporation · 1989 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Climb aboard the TARDIS for a journey through space, time, and comedy in the official Doctor Who joke book! -What do we want? -TIME TRAVEL! -When do we want it? -THAT'S IRRELEVANT! Packed with a dimensionally transcendent TARDIS-load amount of jokes, gags and riddles, this is the official Doctor Who joke book! Remember: it's funnier on the inside! Shares: Time Travel, Science Fiction

The Anubis Gates Tim Powers · 1983 · ★ 3.9 · 393p · ≈ 13h · Moderate An ancient Egyptian sorcerer, a modern millionaire, a body-switching werewolf, a hideously deformed clown, a young woman disguised as a boy, a brainwashed Lord Byron, and finally, the protagonist Professor Brendan Doyle, who wanted none of this nonsense. Shares: Time Travel, Science Fiction

Special deliverance Clifford D. Simak · 1982 · ★ 3.7 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Moderate It all started when Professor Edward Lansing wanted to know who really wrote that great term paper on Shakespeare and learned that his student had bought it from a slot machine. Going to investigate, the good professor found the machine, which gave him two keys and sent him in search of other slot machines. The third machine he tried took his money and transported him to a strange new… Shares: Time Travel, Science Fiction

Exiles of the Stars Andre Norton · 1971 · ★ 3.5 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This is the second in the Moon Singer series featuring “Maelen”, the former moon singer of the primitive planet mythical “Thassa”. Also revolving around the cargo apprentice “Krip Vorland’, now in the body of the “Thassa” and the crew of the free-trader “Lydis” who’s sabotaged ship barely survives its landing on a barren and hostile planet. One by one, the crew of the Lydis and in addition to… Shares: Time Travel, Science Fiction

Come to Castlemoor Jennifer Wilde · 1970 · ★ 3.9 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Kathy Hunt came to Castlemoor when she got the news of her brother's sudden and tragic death. The shadow of Castlemoor fell ominously across the moors. Every soul seemed to live in terror. When Kathy found that her brother's life work - a study of bloody, primitive rites, once performed on these very moors - had disappeared, she vowed to find the manuscript and complete his book. But strange… Shares: Druids and Druidism, Romance fiction, Romance

Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey · 1986 · ★ 4.4 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help--except Nerilka's father, who refused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other holds. So, ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicines and supplies and sneaked off to aid her people.Her quest to help wherever she was most needed led her finally to Ruatha Hold, where Lord Alessan was frantically… Shares: Fantastic fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Sunset of the Sabertooth Mary Pope Osborne · 1996 · ★ 4.4 · 73p · ≈ 2h · Moderate The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie on a mission to the Ice Age where they encounter Cro-Magnons, cave bears, sabertooth tigers, and woolly mammoths. Shares: Prehistoric peoples, Time Travel

A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle · 1962 · ★ 4.0 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A Wrinkle in Time is a science fiction fantasy novel by American writer Madeleine L'Engle, first published in 1962. It is about Meg And Charles Walence. Their father, who was working on a interesting project called a tesseract, goes missing! Then they meet a boy and some strange women. This story won a Newbery Medal, Sequoyah Book Award and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award For this amazing story! It… Shares: Space and time, Love, Time Travel, Science Fiction

Dearly, beloved Lia Habel · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate "It's 2196, and the city of New London is now markedly changed. Political and social tensions are building around the advent of the "civilized" undead, and there's violence in the streets. When that violence hits close to home, Nora Dearly and Bram Griswold are once again forced to take control of their own destinies. As old friends become foes and chaos reigns all around them, Nora and Bram must… Shares: Love, Romance

The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung Fu Cavemen from the Future Dav Pilkey · 2010 · ★ 4.2 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The world's most evil corporation of the future invades Caveland, Ohio and enslaves the inhabitants, until a time portal takes Ook and Gluk to the year 2222, where they meet a wise new friend who provides them with the means of saving the day. Shares: Prehistoric peoples, Time Travel, Science Fiction

The Sword of Shannara Terry Brooks · 1976 · ★ 3.8 · 726p · ≈ 24h · Moderate A young man and his brother set out on a journey to find the magical "Sword of Shannara". Only the mystical sword can defeat the evil overlord and his minions. Shares: Druids and Druidism, Fantasy

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