Last survivors from different time periods living togetherTwo books by the same author: travel through different times, and news reports of aliensPub or tavern reached from many time periodsShort story collection from 70s: one story, spacewrecked on jungle planet; another, device for projecting one's mind into another bodySci-Fi short story that involved time travel and a couple who keep losing each otherLooking for a scifi novel about a warrior that came to our time and people are sent to bring him back to protect them from some dangerous creaturesSearching for a story about humans who were extracted from various time periodsYoung adult book about teenagers in highschool with powersHow much could the Fifth Doctor remember from Time Crash?Subtle time-traveling 'tourism' short story involving Lincoln's assassination50s short story about a council of representatives from different time periods
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Last survivors from different time periods living together
Two books by the same author: travel through different times, and news reports of aliensPub or tavern reached from many time periodsShort story collection from 70s: one story, spacewrecked on jungle planet; another, device for projecting one's mind into another bodySci-Fi short story that involved time travel and a couple who keep losing each otherLooking for a scifi novel about a warrior that came to our time and people are sent to bring him back to protect them from some dangerous creaturesSearching for a story about humans who were extracted from various time periodsYoung adult book about teenagers in highschool with powersHow much could the Fifth Doctor remember from Time Crash?Subtle time-traveling 'tourism' short story involving Lincoln's assassination50s short story about a council of representatives from different time periods
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Probably read in the 80s or 90s. USA English paperback.
People from various time periods are living on an island or enclave/settlement on a beach. (Seem to recall a scene were a couple of people were looking out at the ocean while talking)
Story is set far in the future. There was a small group of people from various times (for example someone from 21st century, a couple from 22nd century, some from 24th century, and a couple from 30th century, etc.)
I think there may have been only 25 people total. (pretty sure it was less than 100)
The one from the 21st century had little more than the clothes he was wearing. The others had some of the advanced tech from the times they came from. For example I think the 2 latest (ie 30th century) had self contained habitat/vehicle/ship/craft (spaceflight capable?) that they lived in.
If I recall correctly, one of the ones from the 30th century (Woman I think) always stayed in her habitat. No one had ever seen her.
I Think something happened and wiped out humanity (like in 40th century) and the story is taking place in the 50th century.
I think one of the people from the 30th century had gone around and was finding the last surviving peoples and gathering them at the settlement. (people in time capsules? Suspended animation? Frozen Alive? Stasis Bubbles?) which was why they were all there.
The person who gathered everyone may have been an astronaut who had been on a long exploration voyage (visit another star?) who on return found nothing left of civilization.
The story focused on 2 mysteries:
Trying to piece together what happened between the time of the latest person (30th century) and when the story is set (50th century) to the world so that no one was alive.
Someone is killing the people in the settlement. So they nominate the person from the 21st century to be the "detective" to try to figure out who it is. (I think the reasoning for picking him is he is the most primitive, most active. The others especially the later years are used to having machines do everything for them, i.e. cant think for themselves. Or like some from the 24th century spend all their time taking drugs to keep themselves happy all the time. That's what people in that time period all did.)
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Probably read in the 80s or 90s. USA English paperback.
People from various time periods are living on an island or enclave/settlement on a beach. (Seem to recall a scene were a couple of people were looking out at the ocean while talking)
Story is set far in the future. There was a small group of people from various times (for example someone from 21st century, a couple from 22nd century, some from 24th century, and a couple from 30th century, etc.)
I think there may have been only 25 people total. (pretty sure it was less than 100)
The one from the 21st century had little more than the clothes he was wearing. The others had some of the advanced tech from the times they came from. For example I think the 2 latest (ie 30th century) had self contained habitat/vehicle/ship/craft (spaceflight capable?) that they lived in.
If I recall correctly, one of the ones from the 30th century (Woman I think) always stayed in her habitat. No one had ever seen her.
I Think something happened and wiped out humanity (like in 40th century) and the story is taking place in the 50th century.
I think one of the people from the 30th century had gone around and was finding the last surviving peoples and gathering them at the settlement. (people in time capsules? Suspended animation? Frozen Alive? Stasis Bubbles?) which was why they were all there.
The person who gathered everyone may have been an astronaut who had been on a long exploration voyage (visit another star?) who on return found nothing left of civilization.
The story focused on 2 mysteries:
Trying to piece together what happened between the time of the latest person (30th century) and when the story is set (50th century) to the world so that no one was alive.
Someone is killing the people in the settlement. So they nominate the person from the 21st century to be the "detective" to try to figure out who it is. (I think the reasoning for picking him is he is the most primitive, most active. The others especially the later years are used to having machines do everything for them, i.e. cant think for themselves. Or like some from the 24th century spend all their time taking drugs to keep themselves happy all the time. That's what people in that time period all did.)
story-identification time-travel detective
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1,652422
1
As a note that may be of interest to you, your accepted answer is only the last of three stories in the continuity in question, The Peace War is the first novel there's a novella; The Ungoverned, and then Marooned in Realtime they're collected in an omnibus called Across Realtime.
– Ash
Jun 3 at 11:30
The details don't match, but the general theme is much like October the First is Too Late, which you might also be interested in.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Jun 3 at 11:37
add a comment |
Probably read in the 80s or 90s. USA English paperback.
People from various time periods are living on an island or enclave/settlement on a beach. (Seem to recall a scene were a couple of people were looking out at the ocean while talking)
Story is set far in the future. There was a small group of people from various times (for example someone from 21st century, a couple from 22nd century, some from 24th century, and a couple from 30th century, etc.)
I think there may have been only 25 people total. (pretty sure it was less than 100)
The one from the 21st century had little more than the clothes he was wearing. The others had some of the advanced tech from the times they came from. For example I think the 2 latest (ie 30th century) had self contained habitat/vehicle/ship/craft (spaceflight capable?) that they lived in.
If I recall correctly, one of the ones from the 30th century (Woman I think) always stayed in her habitat. No one had ever seen her.
I Think something happened and wiped out humanity (like in 40th century) and the story is taking place in the 50th century.
I think one of the people from the 30th century had gone around and was finding the last surviving peoples and gathering them at the settlement. (people in time capsules? Suspended animation? Frozen Alive? Stasis Bubbles?) which was why they were all there.
The person who gathered everyone may have been an astronaut who had been on a long exploration voyage (visit another star?) who on return found nothing left of civilization.
The story focused on 2 mysteries:
Trying to piece together what happened between the time of the latest person (30th century) and when the story is set (50th century) to the world so that no one was alive.
Someone is killing the people in the settlement. So they nominate the person from the 21st century to be the "detective" to try to figure out who it is. (I think the reasoning for picking him is he is the most primitive, most active. The others especially the later years are used to having machines do everything for them, i.e. cant think for themselves. Or like some from the 24th century spend all their time taking drugs to keep themselves happy all the time. That's what people in that time period all did.)
story-identification time-travel detective
asked Jun 2 at 7:57
NJohnnyNJohnny
1,652422
Probably read in the 80s or 90s. USA English paperback.
People from various time periods are living on an island or enclave/settlement on a beach. (Seem to recall a scene were a couple of people were looking out at the ocean while talking)
Story is set far in the future. There was a small group of people from various times (for example someone from 21st century, a couple from 22nd century, some from 24th century, and a couple from 30th century, etc.)
I think there may have been only 25 people total. (pretty sure it was less than 100)
The one from the 21st century had little more than the clothes he was wearing. The others had some of the advanced tech from the times they came from. For example I think the 2 latest (ie 30th century) had self contained habitat/vehicle/ship/craft (spaceflight capable?) that they lived in.
If I recall correctly, one of the ones from the 30th century (Woman I think) always stayed in her habitat. No one had ever seen her.
I Think something happened and wiped out humanity (like in 40th century) and the story is taking place in the 50th century.
I think one of the people from the 30th century had gone around and was finding the last surviving peoples and gathering them at the settlement. (people in time capsules? Suspended animation? Frozen Alive? Stasis Bubbles?) which was why they were all there.
The person who gathered everyone may have been an astronaut who had been on a long exploration voyage (visit another star?) who on return found nothing left of civilization.
The story focused on 2 mysteries:
Trying to piece together what happened between the time of the latest person (30th century) and when the story is set (50th century) to the world so that no one was alive.
Someone is killing the people in the settlement. So they nominate the person from the 21st century to be the "detective" to try to figure out who it is. (I think the reasoning for picking him is he is the most primitive, most active. The others especially the later years are used to having machines do everything for them, i.e. cant think for themselves. Or like some from the 24th century spend all their time taking drugs to keep themselves happy all the time. That's what people in that time period all did.)
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story-identification time-travel detective
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As a note that may be of interest to you, your accepted answer is only the last of three stories in the continuity in question, The Peace War is the first novel there's a novella; The Ungoverned, and then Marooned in Realtime they're collected in an omnibus called Across Realtime.
– Ash
Jun 3 at 11:30
The details don't match, but the general theme is much like October the First is Too Late, which you might also be interested in.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Jun 3 at 11:37
add a comment |
1
As a note that may be of interest to you, your accepted answer is only the last of three stories in the continuity in question, The Peace War is the first novel there's a novella; The Ungoverned, and then Marooned in Realtime they're collected in an omnibus called Across Realtime.
– Ash
Jun 3 at 11:30
The details don't match, but the general theme is much like October the First is Too Late, which you might also be interested in.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Jun 3 at 11:37
1
1
As a note that may be of interest to you, your accepted answer is only the last of three stories in the continuity in question, The Peace War is the first novel there's a novella; The Ungoverned, and then Marooned in Realtime they're collected in an omnibus called Across Realtime.
– Ash
Jun 3 at 11:30
As a note that may be of interest to you, your accepted answer is only the last of three stories in the continuity in question, The Peace War is the first novel there's a novella; The Ungoverned, and then Marooned in Realtime they're collected in an omnibus called Across Realtime.
– Ash
Jun 3 at 11:30
The details don't match, but the general theme is much like October the First is Too Late, which you might also be interested in.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Jun 3 at 11:37
The details don't match, but the general theme is much like October the First is Too Late, which you might also be interested in.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Jun 3 at 11:37
add a comment |
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There are similarities to Vernor Vinge's Marooned in Realtime which takes place on a post-singularity planet Earth populated by folk who were in
time-bubbles (stasis). No one knows what happened to the rest of
the populace, unless it's a miscreant who caused it all...
answered Jun 2 at 8:29
Whit3rdWhit3rd
98358
5
This is definitely Marooned in Realtime.
– LSerni
Jun 2 at 8:54
Ok Just reviewed the first few pages... That's definitely it. Thanks.
– NJohnny
Jun 2 at 15:42
Similarities? That's quite an understatement. Based on the description, how could it be anything else? I guessed that was it around like line 6 of the question.
– Faheem Mitha
Jun 2 at 18:56
1
Note that it doesn't go anything like as far as the 30th century. The latest survivor, Tunç Bannerman, is from 2210.
– Mike Scott
Jun 3 at 9:54
add a comment |
I don't think this is it, but River World (Farmer) has elements like this. There are many stories going on in many books based on the same premise, and I have not read them all but this could in fact be present in one of the books.
answered Jun 2 at 8:27
releseabereleseabe
3477
I also thought of River World, but I think Marooned in Realtime is it.
– Robert Columbia
Jun 2 at 10:45
River World has 36 billion inhabitants, and they are not survivors but resurrected.
– Volker Landgraf
yesterday
add a comment |
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There are similarities to Vernor Vinge's Marooned in Realtime which takes place on a post-singularity planet Earth populated by folk who were in
time-bubbles (stasis). No one knows what happened to the rest of
the populace, unless it's a miscreant who caused it all...
answered Jun 2 at 8:29
Whit3rdWhit3rd
98358
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This is definitely Marooned in Realtime.
– LSerni
Jun 2 at 8:54
Ok Just reviewed the first few pages... That's definitely it. Thanks.
– NJohnny
Jun 2 at 15:42
Similarities? That's quite an understatement. Based on the description, how could it be anything else? I guessed that was it around like line 6 of the question.
– Faheem Mitha
Jun 2 at 18:56
1
Note that it doesn't go anything like as far as the 30th century. The latest survivor, Tunç Bannerman, is from 2210.
– Mike Scott
Jun 3 at 9:54
add a comment |
There are similarities to Vernor Vinge's Marooned in Realtime which takes place on a post-singularity planet Earth populated by folk who were in
time-bubbles (stasis). No one knows what happened to the rest of
the populace, unless it's a miscreant who caused it all...
answered Jun 2 at 8:29
Whit3rdWhit3rd
98358
5
This is definitely Marooned in Realtime.
– LSerni
Jun 2 at 8:54
Ok Just reviewed the first few pages... That's definitely it. Thanks.
– NJohnny
Jun 2 at 15:42
Similarities? That's quite an understatement. Based on the description, how could it be anything else? I guessed that was it around like line 6 of the question.
– Faheem Mitha
Jun 2 at 18:56
1
Note that it doesn't go anything like as far as the 30th century. The latest survivor, Tunç Bannerman, is from 2210.
– Mike Scott
Jun 3 at 9:54
add a comment |
There are similarities to Vernor Vinge's Marooned in Realtime which takes place on a post-singularity planet Earth populated by folk who were in
time-bubbles (stasis). No one knows what happened to the rest of
the populace, unless it's a miscreant who caused it all...
answered Jun 2 at 8:29
Whit3rdWhit3rd
98358
There are similarities to Vernor Vinge's Marooned in Realtime which takes place on a post-singularity planet Earth populated by folk who were in
time-bubbles (stasis). No one knows what happened to the rest of
the populace, unless it's a miscreant who caused it all...
answered Jun 2 at 8:29
Whit3rdWhit3rd
98358
answered Jun 2 at 8:29
Whit3rdWhit3rd
98358
answered Jun 2 at 8:29
Whit3rdWhit3rd
98358
answered Jun 2 at 8:29
Whit3rdWhit3rd
98358
98358
5
This is definitely Marooned in Realtime.
– LSerni
Jun 2 at 8:54
Ok Just reviewed the first few pages... That's definitely it. Thanks.
– NJohnny
Jun 2 at 15:42
Similarities? That's quite an understatement. Based on the description, how could it be anything else? I guessed that was it around like line 6 of the question.
– Faheem Mitha
Jun 2 at 18:56
1
Note that it doesn't go anything like as far as the 30th century. The latest survivor, Tunç Bannerman, is from 2210.
– Mike Scott
Jun 3 at 9:54
add a comment |
5
This is definitely Marooned in Realtime.
– LSerni
Jun 2 at 8:54
Ok Just reviewed the first few pages... That's definitely it. Thanks.
– NJohnny
Jun 2 at 15:42
Similarities? That's quite an understatement. Based on the description, how could it be anything else? I guessed that was it around like line 6 of the question.
– Faheem Mitha
Jun 2 at 18:56
1
Note that it doesn't go anything like as far as the 30th century. The latest survivor, Tunç Bannerman, is from 2210.
– Mike Scott
Jun 3 at 9:54
5
5
This is definitely Marooned in Realtime.
– LSerni
Jun 2 at 8:54
This is definitely Marooned in Realtime.
– LSerni
Jun 2 at 8:54
Ok Just reviewed the first few pages... That's definitely it. Thanks.
– NJohnny
Jun 2 at 15:42
Ok Just reviewed the first few pages... That's definitely it. Thanks.
– NJohnny
Jun 2 at 15:42
Similarities? That's quite an understatement. Based on the description, how could it be anything else? I guessed that was it around like line 6 of the question.
– Faheem Mitha
Jun 2 at 18:56
Similarities? That's quite an understatement. Based on the description, how could it be anything else? I guessed that was it around like line 6 of the question.
– Faheem Mitha
Jun 2 at 18:56
1
1
Note that it doesn't go anything like as far as the 30th century. The latest survivor, Tunç Bannerman, is from 2210.
– Mike Scott
Jun 3 at 9:54
Note that it doesn't go anything like as far as the 30th century. The latest survivor, Tunç Bannerman, is from 2210.
– Mike Scott
Jun 3 at 9:54
add a comment |
I don't think this is it, but River World (Farmer) has elements like this. There are many stories going on in many books based on the same premise, and I have not read them all but this could in fact be present in one of the books.
answered Jun 2 at 8:27
releseabereleseabe
3477
I also thought of River World, but I think Marooned in Realtime is it.
– Robert Columbia
Jun 2 at 10:45
River World has 36 billion inhabitants, and they are not survivors but resurrected.
– Volker Landgraf
yesterday
add a comment |
I don't think this is it, but River World (Farmer) has elements like this. There are many stories going on in many books based on the same premise, and I have not read them all but this could in fact be present in one of the books.
answered Jun 2 at 8:27
releseabereleseabe
3477
I also thought of River World, but I think Marooned in Realtime is it.
– Robert Columbia
Jun 2 at 10:45
River World has 36 billion inhabitants, and they are not survivors but resurrected.
– Volker Landgraf
yesterday
add a comment |
I don't think this is it, but River World (Farmer) has elements like this. There are many stories going on in many books based on the same premise, and I have not read them all but this could in fact be present in one of the books.
answered Jun 2 at 8:27
releseabereleseabe
3477
I don't think this is it, but River World (Farmer) has elements like this. There are many stories going on in many books based on the same premise, and I have not read them all but this could in fact be present in one of the books.
answered Jun 2 at 8:27
releseabereleseabe
3477
answered Jun 2 at 8:27
releseabereleseabe
3477
answered Jun 2 at 8:27
releseabereleseabe
3477
answered Jun 2 at 8:27
releseabereleseabe
3477
3477
I also thought of River World, but I think Marooned in Realtime is it.
– Robert Columbia
Jun 2 at 10:45
River World has 36 billion inhabitants, and they are not survivors but resurrected.
– Volker Landgraf
yesterday
add a comment |
I also thought of River World, but I think Marooned in Realtime is it.
– Robert Columbia
Jun 2 at 10:45
River World has 36 billion inhabitants, and they are not survivors but resurrected.
– Volker Landgraf
yesterday
I also thought of River World, but I think Marooned in Realtime is it.
– Robert Columbia
Jun 2 at 10:45
I also thought of River World, but I think Marooned in Realtime is it.
– Robert Columbia
Jun 2 at 10:45
River World has 36 billion inhabitants, and they are not survivors but resurrected.
– Volker Landgraf
yesterday
River World has 36 billion inhabitants, and they are not survivors but resurrected.
– Volker Landgraf
yesterday
add a comment |
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As a note that may be of interest to you, your accepted answer is only the last of three stories in the continuity in question, The Peace War is the first novel there's a novella; The Ungoverned, and then Marooned in Realtime they're collected in an omnibus called Across Realtime.
– Ash
Jun 3 at 11:30
The details don't match, but the general theme is much like October the First is Too Late, which you might also be interested in.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Jun 3 at 11:37