20 books about standing popadantsev to escape from reality

If you see a magic item or razverznuvshiysya portal to move the hero in a different time or place, you can safely assume that the character popadantsem. It may be voluntary, if he decides to leave the habitual abode to help someone, or because his world is always seemed to him a stranger. And sometimes the hero moves unexpectedly, and then have to look for a way out of the new reality.

Popadantsy are in the past and often change the course of history, throws them in the future or in a totally new reality, which is often rampant magic and magic in all its diversity. Simply put, popadanets - a traveler in time or space, and sometimes directly and in fact, and in another.

1. "11/22/63", Stephen King

King writes horror not only clown monsters from the sewers and hotels, maddening. The "11/22/63" He swung to change the history and sent his hero to half a century ago. Once in the past, a history teacher, Jacob decides to Epping change the course of time and to prevent the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. Noble act would lead to positive change, but the future is formed is not as expected, Jacob.

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2. "Making History", Stephen Fry

A similar idea implemented British writer Stephen Fry. Only this time the heroes want to rid the world of Adolf Hitler. Student of doctoral studies on the history of physics Michael and Leo brings an accident, but they quickly join forces in an attempt to prevent the worst catastrophe of the XX century - the Second World War. Not allowing the birth of the Führer, they found that made it worse, and now we need to fix it.

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3. "Time and time again," Ben Elton

In his native UK Ben Elton is known as a successful comedian who worked successfully with Rowan Atkinson, Including on the famous show "Mr. Bean". But Elton is also a serious writer. Lost family hero of the book "Time and time again," agrees to come back to a century ago, to prevent the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. A bullet fired into that student Gavrilo Princip, marked the beginning of the First World War and all the horrors that followed. But if only the assassination of Archduke really was the cause of the war or a history much more complicated?

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4. "Ivan," Mikhail Bulgakov

Speaking of popadantsah, hardly anyone thinks about classical literature. But Bulgakov wrote about moving in time at the beginning of the last century. The play "Ivan Vasilievich," said the king, who in the course of the experiment gets a Moscow communal apartment 30s, and in the XVI century on the site of Ivan the Terrible is a simple Soviet citizen.

It is impossible to imagine a person who has not seen the film, or at least heard about the film directed by Leonid Gaidai "Ivan Vasilievich". And although the band is quite close to the text, yet different from the original movie.

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5. "Three Hearts and Three Lions" Paul Anderson

If the King sends his character back into the middle of the XX century, the novel by Paul WS Anderson 1953 - is a real protagonist Holger. Therefore, the youth throws back even further. Only this alternate world - with the gnomes, witches, sorcerers and beautiful girl swan. Not a loss, Holger applies its advanced scientific knowledge to survive in this difficult place. For example, the law of thermodynamics is well suited to defeat fire-breathing dragon.

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6. "Between the two times," Jack Finney

The value of this novel not only in the story, but also the incredible reliability. Jack Finney in fine detail describes the New York end of the XIX century, where his hero Simon Morley gets. In some editions of the book even included old original photographs of places where the action takes place novel.

Another highlight - the way of getting into the past. No cars and sophisticated devices, only personal abilities and hypnosis. The author turned out so well that fans begged him to write a sequel.

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7. "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain

Another classic from which you do not expect stories about popadantsah - Mark Twain. But a well-known fan of stories about the adventures and escapades surprised all and sent his hero Hank directly to the court of King Arthur. And the way time travel is quite in the spirit of Mark Twain - a blow to the head with something heavy.

Waking Hank discovers not a concussion, and medieval courtyard, filled with brave knights and beautiful virgins. Quick guest from the future rather quickly rubbed into the confidence of the King, pretending to be a magician. Yankees trying to change to England in the usual manner for itself. And of course, it is making a lot of enemies.

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8. "Crusade in Jeans", Thea Beckman

The Middle Ages - it is not only in love knights, serenade under the windows of their languid ladies heart, embarrassed spreader brocade skirt. Thea Beckman touches one of the worst eras - the Crusades. In the XIII century they were sent not only to the training of military, but also children. These vary, some sources speak of the detachment of 25,000 teenagers who went to Jerusalem. Boy Rudolph of XX century due to an erroneous experiment falls into one of these groups and trying to survive by all means available.

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9. "Blue Man" Lazarus Lagin

The writer is familiar primarily based on the novel "Old Khottabych" which also fits into the category of books popadantsah. The "Blue Man" simple student Jura in a bad mood is in the royal Russia the end of the XIX century, just on the threshold of political upheaval. He has a distinct advantage: the Jura knows what will happen next.

A special place in the novel took Moscow itself, which no longer exists. Lagin like conducting a tour of the streets of the old city, in describing its details.

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10. "Eve of All Saints," Ray Bradbury

The author is not limited to one era or country, and carries its popadantsev through the ages. Eight friends prepare to celebrate Halloween, and find that their nine others missing. To find Pifkina, the guys have to go through Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, medieval Paris and Mexico. As usually is the case with BradburyBook bright, lively, adventurous, besides informative.

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11. "Letters in Ancient China," Herbert Rosendorfer

German writer Herbert Rosendorfer offers a look at the modern world through the eyes of a man who came from the X century. Popadanets not only from the past, but also a completely different culture - Ancient China. Much hero incomprehensible progress frankly scares and established practices seem at least strange.

In order to somehow organize the new information in the head, Gao Dai wrote letters home, condemning the life of "big-nosed" and releasing barbs about their lifestyle. But he finds in all this confused situation are positive aspects - beer, ski resorts and modern women. It seems that over time, something still does not change.

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12. "Varyag" Alexander Mazin

The book opens "Varangian cycle", consisting of 10 pieces. The first novel tells how a former paratrooper falls in the tenth century Kievan Rus. difficult time, surrounded by enemies: the Pechenegs and the Vikings raided. But it is here that Sergei Duharev finds himself, love all life and recognition. Although you will first need to prove a stern ancestors that he has a place among them.

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13. "I - the dragon", Aleksandr Sapegin

Andrew from the very beginning of the book is aware of its extraordinariness. He has supernatural powers. Therefore getting into a parallel world where magic reigns, does not become a surprise. But still have to find out what's there and what. Hero explores new abode, stumbles upon a contradictory character and tries to find his place in all this variety of creatures. And inside it matures another magical creation, because Andrew - the dragon.

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14. "Exo Labyrinth" (cycle) Max Fry

Max Frei writes about his literary alter ego, Sir Max, whose share falls incredible adventures. The hero himself does not slip - cunning, clever and smart. The cycle consists of eight books, and begins with the novel "The Stranger," in which a character tells how he got into the magical city of Echo and what it does. There is a place detective thriller, fantasy and humor - in general, reading for every taste.

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15. "Stranger," Diana Gabaldon

Diana Gabaldon heroine throws of the 40-ies of XX century in Scotland the middle of the XVIII century, a few years before the Jacobite uprising. Besides that Claire is not adapted to the harsh life without charms of civilization, and more time for the country's troubled. Against the background of the heroine's personal experiences lagging political intrigue, committed atrocities against the enemies and there is an historic event. In this new time for her Claire learns the true love and desire for adventure.

The book opens a series of the same name, so from your favorite characters can be a long time to leave.

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16. "Academy popadantsev" Maria arteriosus, Catherine Flatow

Filled up session at the university was not a disaster for Angelica, and the door to a new school - Academy popadantsev. Here, all the newcomers, though from different worlds. The heroine is mastered in the new student dormitory, visiting unusual lectures and building links. Her best friend becomes a smoker unicorn Boniface, and falls in love with Angelica, of course, the very Lord of Darkness.

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17. "Timeless. Ruby book "Kerstin Gier

Popadantsy usually travel in space and time with the help of magical items or tricky scientific instruments. But Gwendolyn need anything that is not because she has inherited the ability to get in the past from the ancestors. The family assumed that the gift will go to the other girl, and prepared for the unusual tests. But fate would have it, that it was Gwendolyn will move between past and present, to solve a difficult puzzle.

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18. "Mahonia" Mary Hadley

Aza - painful teenagerAnd she left to live very long. Doctors do not know that the girl is not so, so can not help. But it is in the everyday world. Once in the mysterious country Magonov Aza changes. Her body remained on earth, and she is a girl moves to a new place where magic hover crafts, live ptitselyudi and incurable illness disappeared. Yet heroine pulls back into the past world, because there were family and best friend.

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19. "Chasodei" (cycle), Natalia Scherba

Dive into the unusual world created by the author, the book begins with "All the key." Vasilisa heroine learns that she is not an ordinary schoolgirl, some thousands, and the daughter of a powerful magician. She falls into a magical world inhabited by fairies and magicians, and now have to figure out who's friend and who is foe, and whether you can trust your own father. In addition, it needs to decide whether to become chasodeem. A good starting point would be to learn the meaning of this mysterious title.

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20. "The Door into Summer" by Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Heinlein in his work paid particular attention to ingenious inventions, believing that it is for them future planet. "The Door into Summer" tells the engineer who created a machine that could plunge them into a deep sleep for a few decades, and then wake up without consequences for the mind and body.

But side by side and mercenary bride deceive Engineer, take stock of his company currently, and the hero is immersed in a dream. Waking up after 30 years, the character realizes that everything around has changed, and it can now rely only on himself and his faithful cat.

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