Time travelers land on a planet that seems like paradise but poses hidden dangers, in this tale by “one of the finest writers in the field of science fiction” (The New York Times).
Time Agents Ross Murdock and Gordon Ashe have accompanied a group of settlers to the planet Hawaika, which is populated by descendants of Earth’s Polynesia. But while it seems like a tropical paradise, there are some disturbing signs of previous inhabitants who apparently vanished.
Accompanied by Karara—a local girl who can communicate with dolphins—Murdock and Ashe travel to the past to see if the disappearance is connected to the mysterious alien race, the Baldies, who have manipulated Earth’s own history. Unfortunately, a violent storm wrecks their time gate, stranding them in past Hawaika.
Murdock and Ashe discover they were right about the Baldies interfering in the past. And unless they can find a way to stop them, the future will pay the price, in this adventure from “an author who has tantalized and enthralled readers” (Saturday Review).
Key Out of Time is the fourth book in the Time Traders Series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
<DIV>For well over a half century, Andre Norton was one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy authors in the world. With series such as Time Traders, Solar Queen, Forerunner, Beast Master, Crosstime, and Janus, as well as many standalone novels, her tales of adventure have drawn countless readers to science fiction. Her fantasy novels, including the bestselling Witch World series, her Magic series, and many other unrelated novels, have been popular with readers for decades. Lauded as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, she is the recipient of a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention. An Ohio native, Norton lived for many years in Winter Park, Florida, and died in March 2005 at her home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.</DIV>