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I suppose in the end, most of us find ourselves pining and searching for a time other than our own. For this man with tuberculosis, finding it meant the difference between life and death.

Freaked out though I am by water, I can't stay stranded in this grotto forever. I have to bet my life that I can swim out the tunnel before I drown...

One of the coziest endings in the book, even if it shares little information on the historical background of 1940 London.

I love The Cave of Time. The book isn't without flaws, but it's a magnificent pacesetter for this groundbreaking series, executed stunningly by Edward Packard. Reading it is a treat I try to indulge in a few times per year, but not so often that I become overly familiar with the narrative branches and lose that aura of mystery.

Since we made it back home, I guess the moral is: don't mess with forces beyond your reckoning unless you're prepared to be taken places beyond your control.

Has my blackout perhaps caused the cave entrance to revert to its normal state?

A powerful ending, this one. It so effectively contrasts what actually happened to the Titanic with the possibility for survival that you pitch to the captain and get rejected on.

It's about time for my trip aboard the Titanic. I've never read Jim Wallace's Choose Your Own Adventure specifically set on that ship, but I will someday. Maybe in 2026?

My first ending of this read through the book. It's among the more political and ridiculous endings, a fantastical indulgence for Mr. Packard, but I do like that Paul Granger illustration to punctuate it.

Under the strange circumstances surrounding my exit from the cave, I'd do best to make it home soon as possible.