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THE MANY-COLORED LAND

  • 1981 first published
  • 416 pages
  • 10 editions

Julian May's THE MANY-COLORED LAND (1981) is a time-travel fiction and adventure fiction novel. It deals with time travel.

42 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

At about 416 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About THE MANY-COLORED LAND

When a one-way time tunnel to Earth's distant past, specifically six million B.C., was discovered by folks on the Galactic Milieu, every misfit for light-years around hurried to pass through it. Each sought his own brand of happiness. But none could have guessed what awaited them. Not even in a million years....
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • American Science fiction
  • Time travel in fiction
  • Time travel
  • Hard science fiction science fiction
  • Action & adventure science fiction
  • Galactic milieu, Imaginary place

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Quick answers

Who wrote THE MANY-COLORED LAND?

THE MANY-COLORED LAND was written by Julian May and first published in 1981.

What genre is THE MANY-COLORED LAND?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel and Adventure.

How long is THE MANY-COLORED LAND?

The median edition has 416 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to THE MANY-COLORED LAND?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Time Traders, Replay and Deathlands.

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