Genre

Time Travel Books

Time travel stories bend chronology for adventure, paradox and romance — from H. G. Wells's The Time Machine (1895, free to read) to lovers separated by centuries.

This list collects 1,032 books tagged Time Travel by 613 authors, published between 1600 and 2026. 160 are free to read and 31 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

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Common tropes in Time Travel

From Wikipedia

Time travel is a common theme or trope in science fiction and possibly other speculative fiction, mainly since the late 19th century, and has been depicted in a variety of media, such as literature, television, and film. This genre is sometimes called time-travel fiction, chrono fiction, temporal fiction or chrono opera.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular Time Travel books?

By reader shelving on Open Library and downloads, the most popular include The Time Machine (1895), The Invisible Man, Slaughterhouse-Five (1956), The Midnight Library (2020) and A Wrinkle in Time (1962).

Are there free Time Travel books?

Yes — 160 time travel titles are in the public domain and free to read, including The Time Machine (1895), The Invisible Man and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889).