George and the Ship of Time

George #6

by Lucy Hawking

When George finds a way to escape the spacecraft Artemis, where he has been trapped, he is overjoyed. Surely now he can return to Earth.

But when George touches down, he knows immediately that something is wrong. There’s a barren wasteland where his home town used to be, intelligent robots roam the streets, and no one will talk to George about the Earth that he used to know. With the help of an unexpected new friend, can George find out what – or who – is behind this terrible new world, before it’s too late?

Genres: Science, Space, Time Travel, Childrens

416 pages, Paperback

First published July 2, 2019

About the author

Lucy Hawking is a novelist who has also written several children's books in collaboration with her father, physicist Stephen W. Hawking.

Reviews

[Iryna Khomchuk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Нарешті ми дочитали книжкову фантастичну епопею про космічні (й не лише) пригоди друзів Джорджа й Енні. Останню книгу серії Люсі Гокінґ писала сама... На жаль, батька вже не стало. І "на жаль" я тут кажу також як фанатка Джорджа — ця книга, зізнаюся, дещо розчарувала...

Сюжетний поворот, завернутий Люсі, виявився надто крутим, тож вона в нього, на мою думку, не вписалася. Змальовуючи Землю майбутнього (а саме туди, в майбутнє, повернувся Джордж із польоту, в який вирушив у попередній книзі), авторка настільки все заплутала, що я, прихильниця наукової фантастики, дещо ніяк не могла втямити. Дитяча антиутопія не вдалася, а шкода...

Щодо Джорджа й Енні, то їхня історія завершилася дуже сумно, як на мене. Певно, не дуже комфортно (м’яко кажучи) зустріти свою найліпшу подругу 70-річною. І, відповідно, друга, який тобі в онуки годиться, також... Утім, Джорджеві все-таки пощастило більше: Геро, племінниця Енні, якраз годиться йому в подружки. Проте я все одно сподіваюся, що продовження не буде — нехай друзі залишаться такими, якими ми з сином їх полюбили.

[Talia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wow, this was not in the same emotional level for my child. We read the first chapter and had to go find out what happened to everyone to make sure they were ok which they were not. My 13 yr old is crying and not learning about science which is the point. The theme is way too dark.

[Jeane · Rating 4 out of 5]

The idea and the whole story is really great. Most of the first part it did feel a little bit too much for young children, but after a while the story got stronger and stronger. It became a really good story, well told and interesting characters. I have really enjoyed the book and want to read the full series.
After the story is finished there is also further explanation about topics in the book, like in this time, artificial intelligence, the future of food.... Short and very interesting way to talk about serious and deep topics.

[D'ale lui Damian · Rating 4 out of 5]

George și corabia timpului 4☆

Acest al cincilea volum citit de noi, care de fapt este ultimul din cele șase cărți din serie, nu a avut amprenta lui Steve Hawking și acest lucru s-a simțit. Acest volum este scris de fiica sa, Lucy Hawking.

Sunt prezente în carte noi idei științifice ptrecum:

✨️Călătoria în timp și misterul ceasurilor mișcătoare
✨️Schimbările climatice și ce putem face
✨️Viitorul mâncării
✨️Molime, pandemii și sanatatea planetei
✨️Războiul peste 50 de ani
✨️Viitorul politicii..ești tu!
✨️Orașele viitorului
✨️Inteligenta artificială
✨️Erica roboților
✨️Internetul:confidentialitate, identitate și informații.

George face o călătorie nedorită bordul navei Artemis, iar singurul lui însoțitor este robotul Boltzmann. De fapt face o călătorie în viitor pentru că ajunge înapoi pe Pământ după 75 de ani. Pentru el au trecut puțin timp, aici intervenind dilatarea timpului, adica pentru el a trecut câțiva ani, pentru cei de pe Pământ 75

Aici pe Pământ, lumea este divizată în tabere, copiii sunt crescuți separat de părinți, au un îndrumător robot- nu au acces la informații, istorie, iar pe altă parte sunt cei "sălbatici-ce cresc în păduri și cei care s-au refugiat pe o insulă .

[Katie Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This 6th book of the series has a bitter sweet ending and quite a twist. Very thought provoking and you realize how much George has grown through the books.

[Rutvik Joshi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for curious minds

[Siddharth G · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a very good book but can be improved. The storyline is very interesting and there are lots of twists and turns. It was a really good read .

The things I liked about this book are-
The way the future is portrayed and how the robots evolved.
The adventures of all the kids.
The vocabulary and language used

The things that can be improved are-
I feel that the book would have been a lot better if Annie also travelled with George instead of skipping the decades through time travel. This would have kept the consistency of the series.
The ending could have been a bit better as it wasn’t upto the expectations as the rest of the book

Apart from this, the book is amazing and should be read.

[Kwynn Kyd · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love this series and was sooooo excited to find this in the library but it did not have the same feel as the others. The story line was ok and it was well written but felt inconclusive and almost part of a different series. Just not the conclusion I was looking forward to from this series. I am very disappointed but I still love the other books and this series in general. Just unfortunately probably won't be reading this again anytime soon. :(

[Ghaith · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book had so much potential to be great but the author ruined it by adding Donald Trump as the main villain of the story. This book is also definitely not for kids because it is somewhat scary in the beginning. The book is an excuse for the author to make fun of trump and disguised as a children’s book. Could have been a fun book but ruined by adding political views.

[GNEVASHEVA IRINA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice

It is not very good but still definitely nice. It is a book I personally kinda liked but was disappointed in comparison to the previous books.

[Marlen Mynzhassar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

[KIRIAKI(Dominica Amat) · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Βιβλιοπρόταση για την περίοδο του Πάσχα κι όχι μόνο!

Τίτλος: Ο Τζορτζ και το Ταξίδι στον Χρόνο

Συγγραφείς: Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking

Σειρά: The George Series, Βιβλίο: 6

''Η συναρπαστική κατάληξη της κορυφαίας σειράς, που έχει μεταφραστεί σε πάνω από 40 γλώσσες!"

Ελάτε! Ας το παραδεχθούμε! Δεν είναι κάτι κακό! Όλοι κι όλες, λίγο έως πολύ, γοητευόμαστε από το σύμπαν, ό,τι άγνωστο συνδέεται με εκείνο, τα άστρα, τους πλανήτες και φανταζόμαστε να μπορούσαμε να είμαστε ταξιδευτές στον χρόνο. Από αυτόν τον κανόνα, φυσικά, δε θα μπορούσαν να εξαιρεθούν τα μικρά παιδιά, αφού με την άπλετη φαντασία τους δημιουργούν ιστορίες με πρωταγωνιστές/στριες τα ίδια και ''ταξιδεύουν'', έστω και νοερά, στο διάστημα. Η συγγραφέας Λούσι Χόκινγκ (Lucy Hawking) συνεργάστηκε με τον αείμνηστο πατέρα της και παγκοσμίου φήμης θεωρητικό φυσικό και κοσμολόγο Στίβεν Χόκινγκ (Stephen Hawking) και συνυπέγραψαν την παιδική σειρά βιβλίων ''The George Series", η οποία αποτελείται από έξι βιβλία. Εγώ σήμερα έχω τη χαρά να σας προτείνω το έκτο και τελευταίο βιβλίο της σειράς, με τίτλο ''Ο Τζορτζ και το Ταξίδι στον Χρόνο" (George and the Ship of Time), το οποίο κυκλοφορεί στη χώρα μας από τις εκδόσεις Anubis, σε μετάφραση από την κυρία Εβίτα Λύκου και προορίζεται για παιδιά ηλικίας 8 - 12.

''Ο Τζορτζ δραπετεύει από το διαστημόπλοιο Άρτεμις, όπου ήταν παγιδευμένος, και καταλήγει πανευτυχής πίσω στη Γη. Μα σύντομα καταλαβαίνει πως κάτι δεν πάει καλά. Στη θέση της πόλης του συναντά μια άγονη ερημιά, ρομπότ περιφέρονται στους δρόμους και κανείς δε φαίνεται να ξέρει τη Γη που γνώριζε ο Τζορτζ. Με τη βοήθεια ενός απροσδόκητου νέου φίλου, άραγε θα καταφέρει να ανακαλύψει τι -ή ποιος- κρύβεται πίσω από αυτόν τον τρομερό νέο κόσμο, προτού να είναι πολύ αργά;" (Από το οπισθόφυλλο)

Άν και έκανα το λάθος να μην έχω διαβάσει τα προηγούμενα πέντε βιβλία της σειράς (επιφυλάσσομαι να το κάνω στο άμεσο μέλλον!), ξεκίνησα την ανάγνωση με μεγάλη λαχτάρα. Ένιωσα ξανά μικρό παιδί, όπου μπροστά μου ''ανοιγόταν'' ένας νέος κόσμος που μου επέτρεπε να τον ανακαλύψω. Αστροφυσική, εξαιρετική εικονογράφηση, μεστή πλοκή, αμεσότητα λόγου και άφθονο λεξιλόγιο, νόμοι του σύμπαντος, μυστήριο, φαντασία, δράση, περιπέτεια, ταξίδι στον χρόνο, κοσμολογία και μία πολύ εύστοχη μύηση των παιδιών στον κόσμο της φυσικής και της απόκτησης νέων γνώσεων γύρω από την παρούσα επιστήμη είναι μερικά από τα πολλά θετικά στοιχεία αυτού του βιβλίου. Ναι, μπορώ πλέον να καταλάβω γιατί η εν λόγω σειρά βιβλίων είναι τόσο θελκτική κι αγαπητή στα παιδιά. Είναι ένα βιβλίο που αξίζει να προμηθευτείτε και να το προσφέρετε στα παιδιά σας και γιατί όχι, να μην διαβάσουν όλα τα βιβλία της σειράς ��ατά χρονολογία έκδοσης, αν δεν το έχουν κάνει μέχρι σήμερα.
Καλή ανάγνωση.

Κυκλοφορεί από τις εκδόσεις Anubis.

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[Anonymous Pedreira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ahhhhhhgggg George porque te tenías que ira en ese cohete y no te podías quedar en la tierra. La verdad es que la historia no ha sido para nada tanto para niños como las anteriores y me ha gustado mucho pero también me ha sorprendido porque al principio esta saga era muy para niños y este libro cambia bastante

Me encanta la visón del futuro y que bien encaja todo y los nuevos personajes y todo eso pero se siente como si fuese una historia completamente diferente y creo que hubiese preferido una historia como las otras con George y Annie de niños resolviendo un problema.


Como he visto en otro comentario me habría gustado que Annie se fuese con George en el cohete o por lo menos ver cómo iba su vida y no tener solo un breve resumen.

El principio me ha dado mucha pena y aunque normalmente no me pasa casi me hace llorar.

Boltzmann me caía muy bien y me da mucha pena como ha acabado

Lo que si que no me ha gustado es que Eric no aparezca nada porque en el último libro ya le estaba echando un poco de menos en el libro anterior y que me este no aparezca a no me gusta.

El final no está mal porque derrotan a Trellis y todo encaja como lo de quien es cosmos y quien es Annie aunque ya me lo imaginaba.

Lo que no me gusta es que no salen ni Eric ni Reeper ni la orden de la ciencia no Freddy de quien creo que se han olvidado

Lo malo del final es que aunque la mayoría de cosas encajan no se habla de que ha pasado al final con los padres de George y Eric y solo hay un breve resumen de Annie. Tampoco se habla de las hermanas de George que si que tienen que seguir vivas ya que Annie dice que las ayudó.

Me hubiese gustado también un prólogo para ver cómo es es el futuro y todo eso

También hubiese agradecido un capítulo de Eric y las hermanas de George

En este libro los datos científicos están todos al final que por una parte me gusta más porque no te corta la historia pero de hace un poquito pesado

Me hubiese gustado que estuviesen divididos en dos partes y quizás poner una al principio del libro. Aún así me ha gustado más que en otros libros porque al final se estaba haciendo muy pesado que interrumpiesen la historia todo el rato

Lo malo es que en este libro no había fotos aunque estuviesen en blanco y negro por ser ebook

Los datos en sí me han parecido interesantes y realistas y además a mi me interesa el tema del futuro excepto un par que se me han hecho un poco más aburridos por ser más largos pero aún así me han parecido increíbles.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 9 year old and I read this book after loving the other five books in the series. While this one wasn't as good as the previous five, it was still a fun read.

This book seems more like just a normal story than the other books. The other books in the series seemed a bit more story and educational. This was just a straight forward story. While this story still focused on George, it just seemed like a totally different book compared to the series.

The plot was interesting though and shows how the world could really be if certain people are given too much power. Speaking of which, my son and I laughed at the whole Trellis Dump thing! We loved it, and we knew exactly who the book was referencing when it came to Trellis Dump. (We also agreed that Dump sounded just like his real life counterpart!)

We loved all the different new characters that George met, but we were really missing Annie. I liked reading about George and Annie's adventures together not seperately.

In this book, all the educational essays are at the very end instead of mixed in with the chapters like the previous books in the series had done. My son and I did prefer when they were mixed in with the chapters instead at the end of the book.

All in all, this was still a good book. We were still left with a few questions, in particular, one major one about George's family. I wish that lose end had been tied up before the book (and series) ended.

[Kathy Nealen · Rating 3 out of 5]

George takes a space trip - he’s done this before - but not with this spaceship. Bad idea. He doesn’t have control so he can only land when the spaceship decides to land. But is he on earth? Hint: time travel. Very disturbing maybe for some children. But funny for adults unless you are. Trumpet. The world leader is Trellis Dump = Donald Trump. In case, the reader is doubtful, he proclaims that he has the best brain and the best hotel. He also like to do things bigly. (Which spell check doesn’t recognize as a word). His reply to every statement he doesn’t like is that it is fake news. Also he has a wall. (I’m sure it is beautiful - to him). I didn’t like the ending. I found it disturbing. Of course as I thought about the ending I expected, I realized it had disturbing implications as well (but they may not have been evident to children reading the book) Hint: it’s the time travel issue. I think this may be the end of the series; but, I am not sure. Good articles by scientists in the appendix to encourage children to enter various scientific fields. One of the articles talked about the risk of viral pandemics to our world and the need for more research. This was published in 2019 before COVID-19 entered the world stage. So very prescient!

[dammydoc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lucy Hawking, scrittrice, divulgatrice britannica, figlia del celebre astrofisico Stephen Hawking – che, lo ricordiamo, si è spento nel marzo 2018 e a cui abbiamo dedicato questo speciale – con questo sesto romanzo (l’unico della serie che non vede come co-autore l’illustre genitore) chiude una saga dedicata ai ragazzi più curiosi, ma che è riuscita ad intrigare anche lettori con qualche anno in più sulle spalle. L’ultimo viaggio nell’universo – in originale George and the Ship of Time – catapulta il protagonista ed il lettore in un futuro distopico dove si nasce già indebitati per l’utilizzo delle poche risorse che “il migliore dei mondi possibili” mette a disposizione, dove si vive la quotidiana menzogna della negazione del cambiamento climatico, pur essendo immersi nelle sue più spaventose conseguenze, dove le menti più brillanti dei ragazzi sono asservite agli oscuri scopi di Brotto Bramp, il “cattivo” di turno, che nella sua versione olografica risplende di una “strana luce color mandarino”, dietro le cui fattezze i lettori un po’ più smaliziati non faranno fatica a riconoscere la versione caricaturale (ma non troppo) di Donald Trump…

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[Mihaela Chiriac · Rating 3 out of 5]

I rated it only 3 stars, but I appreciate the entire serie, which overall deserves a big 5 from my side. I enjoyed more having the science facts integrated in the story at the right time, than reading them all at the end. Also the story itself didn't convince me. It is one view over a possible future, with a lower probability from my point of view, in the story, and with too much elements too forced. Also some drawings not in line with description (example when George was on Boltzmann's sholder he should be in his astronaut costume, with the oxygen tube on his back, in the picture it was not. It doesn't seem maybe too much, but when imagining a story and describing it by words and picture aside, I feel the need for perfect match). Overall great serie and I believe it is much more than a SF children story. We should all learn from it and challenge our mind for questions, which might lead to some great answers!

[Book Him Danno · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review is from my Son who just turned 13 years old.
I like the George series they are fun, tons of information and has me on the internet looking up some of the facts that are mix in with the fictional story. The book is easy and fun to read (Even though my mom is making all of us read for 20 mins every day this summer and it sucks).
Book is good and I liked it a lot.

Moms turn:
My son has a love for space and this series is perfect for the kid who is into fact and fiction but not wizards. It is a fun read for parents to read along with their kids before bed. The characters and story low perfect with the facts of space and time.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Corgi Childrens for the advance copy of Lucy Hawking George and the Ship Of Time.

[Fareed Memon · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a very good book and has a lot of depth in it. It makes the reader wonder what will happen to Earth in the future , if yes then will there be a duo like George and Annie to save it from people like Dump == SPOILER ALERT == My favorite part was when George somehow found his childhood friend Annie. It is also a pity that there's no space travel in the future. My favorite characters were (except for George and Annie) were Atticus and Matushka(Nimu makes a close 2nd). I also think that the hero Matushka was talking about was Annie. The moral is never go into a space ship called Artemis!!! Just kidding the real moral was that take care of the Earth and always vote for good leaders and don't be bribed.

[Valentina Ch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just finished reading the entire George series for my 7-year old daughter and 8 year old son. They love it, including the theoretical parts. I found the books very interesting and educational myself. The story line did drag on a bit too long and the endings were quick! (After 320 pages of adventure and problem encountering, everything got "solved" in the last 10 pages). Another interesting thing about this last book was the obvious comparison of Trellis Dump to Donald Trump and the similari utopia in this book and "Brave new world".

[Shay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book, as an adult. Not sure how children would receive it. Growing kids from eggs, implanting them with brain monitors to control everything in their world is really intense so don't introduce to kids too young. The political commentary on power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely is beyond a child and meant to warn against putting to much power in the hands like POTUS45 was presented well to those who believe in true democracy and already know this.

[Nikola Tesla · Rating 1 out of 5]

The worst book in the entire series. The story is full of plot holes, Donald Trump is the main villain, Cosmos has no role, Annie has been ruined, Eric has been written out of the series, Susan is dead, Terence, Dasy, Hera, and Juno are probably dead too, and half the world has been destroyed. It's terrible. Don't read it, but if you already have, consider it George's dream.

[Kirsten Tautfest · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wowza! It's been a long time since I've inhaled a book in one sitting. Yes, I'm an adult and this is considered a Juvenile level book, but the topics it covers are ones that a parent will want to sit down and discuss (have a book club with) their child(ren).

[Jane B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Found the book one of those little libraries on the street. A teen novel written by Stephen Hawkins daughter …. How could I not give it a go.

It’s a weird story , can’t say Iam keen to read anymore.

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is sadly the last book in the George series as Stephen Hawkings has passed away. This book talks about the future and the strange things that are happening in the future.

[Stefan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Toxicdude_3456 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read all the books, but i lost this one when i was 1/2 way through. i heard this book is not that interesting but still i want to read it.

[Bogdan Braga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este o carte minunată o recomand la toți 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[Pranav · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sudden change in the story

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely loved the series but not the ending I hoped for. It could have had more action at the end but it fell short.