Have you ever wondered why the greatest mysteries lie not in space, but in time? In Key Out of Time, Andre Norton delivers a sweeping time travel epic that blends high-stakes adventure with speculative wonder. Set on the oceanic planet Hawaika, a team of Terran scientists and explorers attempt to use the ancient alien Time Gate technology to unlock secrets of the planet’s history.

But something goes terribly wrong. A malfunction during the experiment tears time apart—flinging the explorers into Hawaika’s mysterious past, a time when rival civilizations clashed for dominance and strange forces ruled the land. With their equipment lost and communications severed, the survivors must navigate a world where the psychic and the physical intertwine, and where the shadows of alien influence threaten to alter the course of history itself.

Caught in a war they barely understand, among people they are forbidden to change, the Terrans must walk a tightrope between survival and interference. As alliances are forged, battles ignited, and lost knowledge rediscovered, the key to saving the future may lie in understanding the buried truths of the past.

What you’ll discover

• A Riveting Blend of Science Fiction and Ancient Mystery Where futuristic explorers collide with forgotten empires.
• An Alien World Shaped by Psychic Powers and Lost Technology Hawaika’s past is teeming with secrets waiting to be unraveled.
• A Powerful Exploration of Cultural Memory and Identity How does history shape us, and what happens when it’s rewritten?
• A Classic from the Grandmaster of Sci-Fi Fantasy Andre Norton’s visionary imagination brings time, space, and myth together in one unforgettable story. For readers who love Arthur C. Clarke’s sense of wonder and Ursula K.