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David Brin's Out Of Time #2
Tiger in the Sky
In the year 2345, humanity's descendents live in a utopia in peril. They reach back through time to the late 20th century for help to save the Earth. Teens from Earth's troubled times have a chance to become true heroes when they are "yanked" out of time. Tough-minded Nan and brainy Jerry have it hard enough in 1999. Then they find themselves yanked into the future to join with "team members" Ailee, from 2234, and Will, from 1579, on a mission to Oort One, a small scientific base on the edge of the solar system. The base is overrun with alien pests that cause mysterious electrical disturbances and threaten the station's very life-support systems. The Thogmags are furry, they're cute, they're no bigger than gerbils, and they're breeding like crazy. They might seem harmless, but with their strange mental effect on humans, they have the power to destroy everything -- even the Earth itself -- unless the team's final desperate plan turns out to be the cat's meow ....
242 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1999
About the author
Sheila Finch
74 books11 followersSheila Finch was born in London, England, and attended Bishop Otter College before coming to the United States in 1957, where she did graduate work in medieval literature and linguistics at Indiana University. She has lived in California since 1962, and teaches Creative Writing, and the Literature of Science Fiction at El Camino College in Torrance. She also runs workshops in fiction writing each summer at Idyllwild Arts Academy in the San Jacinto Mountains. She has three daughters, six grandchildren, and two cats, all of whom supply enough ideas to keep a writer busy. She has published seven science fiction novels. The first one, "Infinity's Web," won the Compton Crook Award, and the most recent, "Tiger in the Sky," won the San Diego Book Award for best juvenile fiction. She has published short stories in F&SF, Amazing Stories, Asimov's, Fantasy Book, and a number of anthologies, as well as several articles about science fiction. "Reading the Bones," won the Nebula Award for best novella of 1998.
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June 13, 2021
The fun continues!
I loved the focus on problem solving, and the addition in this book of ideas failing. It was also relatable beyond the jock-and-nerd trope of other stories.
I loved the focus on problem solving, and the addition in this book of ideas failing. It was also relatable beyond the jock-and-nerd trope of other stories.
October 11, 2015
it reminded me too much of The trouble with Tribbles and Star Trek was even quoted in the book.
the book was easy to read but the ending felt tacked on and didn't really make sense.
the book was easy to read but the ending felt tacked on and didn't really make sense.
April 5, 2021
I have long admired the science fiction of Sheila Finch. She is one of the grand ladies of SF, especially with her lingster novels. So I was happy to see that one of her YA novels has been reissued, and that it really holds up. It is a fun futuristic time travel book, both for MG and YA. The premise is that to get "yanked" into time travel, you must be a kid because adult bodies are severely compromised during the trip. Further, in order to find kids tough enough or clever enough to succeed in the tasks, these future scientists "yank" kids from the past (including our era), train them, and send them onto future adventures. While some of the story might echo other earlier SF, Finch gives the story its own clever twists, and her eye for futuristic details is brilliant. I listened to the audible, and the reader was outstanding. MG and young YA readers will enjoy this book.
March 5, 2024
My husband has a few of her books (The Shaper Trilogy) so when I saw this book I thought I would give it a shot. it's good. I loved this one. I might have to read the Shaper books next.
January 12, 2021
Smiledons, Thogs & Kids
Another fun installment as a new crew of "Heroes" is Yanked. To join with the future to help them solve problems that require "grit" is the purpose of the Yanked program. It has another purpose as well; the young people assist the future then they have skills & self-confidence to become Heroes in the Time of Troubles in their future.
Full of fun future "facts", this book is a pleasure to read. I really hope they give this book & series another trilogy. There's plenty of material! Looking forward to the Yanked episode coming next. Thanks for sharing such a cool idea!
Another fun installment as a new crew of "Heroes" is Yanked. To join with the future to help them solve problems that require "grit" is the purpose of the Yanked program. It has another purpose as well; the young people assist the future then they have skills & self-confidence to become Heroes in the Time of Troubles in their future.
Full of fun future "facts", this book is a pleasure to read. I really hope they give this book & series another trilogy. There's plenty of material! Looking forward to the Yanked episode coming next. Thanks for sharing such a cool idea!
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