String of Time

by Irma Chilton

From back "It all starts when Gillian takes a dare to ride a motor-bike...and crashes into a nightmare world of a dark journey into the savage past. To keep her sanity, Gil must find someone who also believes that evil world is real, not just an hallucination" .... Spell-binding Terror!! This novel was first published in London in 1968 as "String of Time".

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

Reviews

[Octavia Cade · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book scared me silly as a kid! I've just come across my old copy and read it again... it's got me remembering how I used to lie awake at night thinking about the fox-witch-doctor-woman, trembling in my bed. As an adult, I can read it and laugh (the science is particularly silly) but as a kid it had a real creep-factor.

[Lark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strictly speaking I didn't "like" this book, but it has stuck to my memory ever since I read it back in the 1970s. it was a Topliner (a splendid British series of short but mature novels for the YA audience) in the same series as Joan Aiken's Night Fall and Joan Tate's Clipper. I don't remember the exact plot, but I do recall the nightmare quality of the time travelling, the frightening transition of the protagonist into an old, starved woman and the malignant fox - ghost or spirit? Brrr. From my clear memory of the tone and mod of this book, I think Irma Chilton must have been a highly accomplished writer. Maybe I'll look it out and read it again.

[Debbie Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book when I was in my teens and I am now in my 50's. I rate it 4 stars because it is one of the only book titles I remember reading as a kid. It freaked me out so bad that my dad was refered to a specialist by the name of Dr Palmer and I begged him not to go. I told him she was evil and had red hair. Turns out that Dr Palmer was female with red hair but she didn't cast any evil spells on my dad. LOL.

[Eric Henderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clocking in at less than 100 pages, this British teenage time travel / demon witch thriller made a great impression on both my ten-year-old daughter and myself. 5 pages from the end, we couldn't imagine a satisfying conclusion, but there it was. A really cool one.

[Jerimy Stoll · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice young adult horror. The story follows a 17-year-old English girl who became an unintentional time traveler. There are elements of horror, science fiction, and even witchcraft explored in the 95-page book. I hesitate to say more for fear of spoiling the story for any would-be readers. I recommend it (but certainly would not limit it) for a young audience from 13 through maybe 21 years of age who are interested in science fiction, horror, or even 70s English culture.

[Aaron · Rating 1 out of 5]

Anyone that's read time travel stories will have some major hurdles to get over in order to finish this book. The logic is flawed throughout, and other elements of the story also seem to contradict each other. When you're over 70% through the book and you're told "that was only the beginning" it's clear that the book doesn't even understand itself.

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like other reviewers, I read this book in my early teens and still remember the title and cover in my 50’s. I recently purchased a copy because I was curious what grabbed me about it so much that I ensured I always remembered it. I think for me it was simply the concept of time in the book that captured my imagination but even as an adult it was great to revisit the story.

[Neon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Irma writes clearly and with precision... I did struggling with the over all plot, but enjoyed the story either way. I wouldnt read it again, however I would recommend it for a quick, interesting read.

[Bronwyn Chatfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Ananda]

I read this aged 11 and at 41 I still love it

[Sean Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like a lot of people, I read and loved this book as a kid, and I'm giving it an extra star for sticking in my mind so strongly after all these years.