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Historical FantasyRomantasyTime Travel

Somewhere in Time

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  • 1975 first published
  • 278 pages
  • 18 editions
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Richard Matheson's Somewhere in Time (1975) is a historical fantasy and romantasy novel. Much of the action takes place in San Diego, Calif.. It deals with actresses and time travel.

65 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 18 editions.

At about 278 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Somewhere in Time

*Somewhere in Time* is the powerful story of a love that transcends time and space, written by one of the Grand Masters of modern fantasy. Matheson's classic novel tells the moving, romantic story of a modern man whose love for a woman he has never met draws him back in time to a luxury hotel in San Diego in 1896, where he finds his soul mate in the form of a celebrated actress of the previous century. *Somewhere in Time* won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the 1980 movie version, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, remains a cult classic whose fans continue to hold yearly conventions to this day.
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  • Actresses
  • Time travel
  • Historical fantasy
  • Fantasy romance

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Who wrote Somewhere in Time?

Somewhere in Time was written by Richard Matheson and first published in 1975.

What genre is Somewhere in Time?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Romantasy and Time Travel.

How long is Somewhere in Time?

The median edition has 278 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Somewhere in Time?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Outlander and Replay.

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