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| | “What Weena Knew”
by James Van Pelt First publication: Analog, Apr 2001
James Van Pelt kindly had coffee with me and signed a baseball for me at a Denver science fiction convention—oh, and he wrote (among other things) this fine story of Weena from the moment that H.G. Wells’s time traveller rescued her from the river.
I met the prolific and kind James Van Pelt at a convention in Denver, where we talked about one of his students who later came to Boulder to study computer science. I had misinterpreted a biography of Van Pelt in Analog as if it were an obituary, so I was happy to see the outstanding writer alive and willing to sign a baseball that I presented to him. Then a vice clamped her upper arm. A surge. A tremendous force, and she was clear of the stream. Air! There was air to breathe, but all she could do was cough. She was being carried. Her cheek rested on skin. Hough arms wrapped her close until they were on the bank. Gently, her rescuer put her down. Rock warmed her back; her hands lay flat in the heat, her head dropped onto the warmth. Against the sky stood a figure stragely shaped. Weena’s vision swirled—she could barely focus—but before she passed out, she saw in wonder, he was a giant. | |
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| | | | The story also appeared in this 2010 collection. | | “Saving Jane Austen”
by Robert Reginald First publication: Katydid & Other Critters, Jun 2001
Time travelers Jake Lawson, Patricia Wardon, and their small entourage travel to 1801 England to observe young Jane Austen, who to Jake seems incredibly unimpressive while Patty observes that she is full of sentimental claptrap. Things, however, are not always what they seem. This is the fourth timestep I’ve made, and I can never quite get used to arriving downtime with nary a stitch in place. I know the engineers have explained the scientific reasons why this must be so, something about biostatic energy not being transferable to inert objects, but if that’s the case, why don’t we also lose our teeth, our nails, and hair at the same time? | |
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Romance Time Travel of 2001 Bodice rips are a more workaday mode of time travel than time ships. | Time Travelers 4: For All Time by Caroline B. Cooney
Time after Time 2: Cottage in the Mist by Dee Davis
Time Travel 4: Twilight in the Babylon by Suzanne Frank
Outlander 5: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Knight Errant 1: Knight Errant by R. Garcia y Robertson
Lady of the Locket by Melanie George
Scottish Highlands 1: After the Storm by Tia Isabella
Highlander 4: Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
Here and Now by Constance O'Day-Flannery
Time after Time by Constance O'Day-Flannery
No Time Travel. Move along. | The Monkey King (miniseries) by David Henry Hwang [civilization regresses ] aka The Lost Empire
Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time by Ralph E. Vaughan [despite title, no time travel ]
“A New Beginning” by Tony Ballantyne, Interzone, Jan 2001 [alien memory ]
The Poof Point by Stu Krieger (Neal Israel, director), 14 Sep 2001 [backward aging ]
“The Gift of a Dream” by Dean Wesley Smith, Past Imperfect, Nov 2001 [fountain of youth ]
The One by Glen Morgan and James Wong, 2 Nov 2001 [alternate timelines ]
Vanilla Sky by Cameron Crowe, 14 Dec 2001 [long sleep ]
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