Comments on: 10 Ways to Time Travel in Romance

By: ursula

ursula — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:22:42 +0000

I have enjoyed time travel romance for years…its a way of leaving the reality we live day in and out and transport ourselves to a different one that somehow you wish if would happen to you… It is a relaxing timeout from what is going on today.

By: Nicola O.

Nicola O. — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 03:19:24 +0000

Lynn Kurland’s medievals are predicated on the existence of naturallly-occuring portals. Anyone who happens to find one can accidentally stumble through one.

I think Gabaldon’s started out more like that, with the “genetic ability” piece coming up later in the series.

Constance O’Day-Flannery wrote the first time-travel romances that I ever read, and while I don’t think she had a comprehensive mythology built, IIRC the transport usually happened in a near-death moment.

In the movie (book also?) Somewhere in Time, the hero falls in love with an historical woman that he “meets” through diaries or whatever, and constructs a period environment– buys clothing etc. that was all true to the period he wanted to go to, and then used hypnosis? I think? to basically WILL himself back in time. Interesting premise.

By: jennygirl

jennygirl — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:07:53 +0000

Touching an ancient circle of stones in Scotland - Outlander by Gabaldon. Excellent series. Another one is Knight Errant but I can't remember, oh wait, the veil between different times was thin or something, and she discovered a young Edward IV befoer he was king on a horse. The first two books were good, the third was blah. This is a great list.

By: Tura Lura

Tura Lura — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:10:34 +0000

Just wanted to add to #4 – Genetic ability: This method is also used in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series by both Claire and her daughter. ^_^

I think Jude Deveraux’s A Knight in Shinning Armor might also fall under #7… Not sure how else to explain that one. (Gah, I’ve got to find my copy; I want to reread it now!)

By: Kath

Kath — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:06:35 +0000

Linda Howard’s (Son of the Morning) technique involved ingesting a carefully calculated formula of salts and water.

By: Keira

Keira — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:22:00 +0000

Hi Alan!!! I love those movies. Science Fiction devices are another good source for time travel.

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:54:24 +0000

Back to the Future is partly a romance. He uses a hedron collider or some such thing in a Delorean.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:02:55 +0000

Hello, in my Romeo vs. Juliet series, sanctioned time agents have access to the hall of the centuries. They open little portals into this great hall with focused concentration. With the help of an implant, their brain wave patterns open up a portal. They step inside a huge hall to access the past and the future. The hall of the centuries is partially paranormal and partially “buttons and knobs, metal and plastic.” -Laura

By: Keira

Keira — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:23:11 +0000

Oops! My bad – I must have misunderstood, Susan! Thanks Devyn for clearing that up!

By: Devyn Quinn

Devyn Quinn — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:08:33 +0000

No time travel in the Eternity books, Keira, though you will meet a very nice immortal assassin who could use an attitude adjustment.