The Green Futures of Tycho [Hardcover]

William Sleator (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1981

When he finds an ancient, egg-shaped object with which he travels back and forth in time, eleven-year-old Tycho grapples with several terrible futures he sees for himself and his family.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“My nine-year-old is passionate in his enjoyment of Sleator's books—and so am I.”—Orson Scott Card, best-selling author of Ender’s Game, on William Sleator

“Sleator’s expert blend of future and horror fiction is unusually stark, dark, and intriguing.”—School Library Journal on The Green Futures of Tycho

“The combination of logic and horror gives the telling a Poe-like quality.”—The Horn Book on The Green Futures of Tycho

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About the Author

For more than thirty years, William Sleator has thrilled readers with his inventive books. His House of Stairs was named one of the best novels of the twentieth century by the Young Adult Library Services Association. He divides his time between homes in Boston and rural Thailand.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 133 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 1st edition (April 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052531007X
• ISBN-13: 978-0525310075
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #464,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic!, February 3, 2001

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Joseph Kerr "thebalrog99" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Green Futures of Tycho (Paperback)

Sleator is unquestionalby a master at this juncture. And "Green Futures" only serves to reiterate this point. One of his more dry storys "Green Futures" utterly destroys any sense of what you think is possible and impossible and aslo what is bad and what is good.

One of the most chilling aspects about alot of Sleator's books is his sometimes horrific display of the Nuclear Family. This book and other like "Rewind" open a few doors into some frightening house holds.

The bottom line is that Sleator is and will continue to be simply Awsome. I highly reccomend this, and many other or his older works like, House of Stairs, Intersteller Pig, Singularity, Strange Attractors, The Duplicate, and Others See Us.

I've been gorging myself on Sleator novels since early childhood, and will continue to do so. The only complaint that I have about this author is that he is not more recognized for people to see his greatness. Truly this man and his works are a credit to our civilization.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Rreview of "The Green Futuers Of Tyhco", January 20, 2002

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An 11-year old reader (Albany, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Green Futures of Tycho (Hardcover)

When I read the book "The Green Futuers Of Tycho", I was amazed at how well William Sleater( The author) Put together this Science Fiction book. My teacher read it to the class, and right after she finished the book, every one wanted to read it once more. I was trying to get my hands on one of the copys, to unfortunatly find that the book was out of print. I defenetly reccomend this book for anyone, and esspecialy those who like Science Fiction.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent time travel book, November 13, 2000

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Jon M. Lepine "jaycatt" (Springfield, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Green Futures of Tycho (Library Binding)

This book was most likely my first time travel book I ever read. It got me started on the whole "time travel" type of thing. I wish I had a copy of this book, because it is an excellent primer to time travel, and I'd love to have a complete library of these kinds of books. If you're interested in another great time travel book, similar to how this one works, check out "The Man Who Folded Himself" by David Gerrold.