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Quest beyond time
While flying in his hang-glider, sixteen-year-old Mike passes through a hole in time and arrives in Australia in the year 2457 after a nuclear holocaust has destroyed the civilized world.
- GenresScience Fiction
162 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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Tony Morphett
16 books3 followersTony Morphett was one of Australia’s leading television script writers. In addition to his television career, he wrote several stage plays and a collection of addresses about his Christian faith titled A Hole in My Ceiling (1985). His six published novels included two for young adults, including Quest Beyond Time (1985), which was adapted for television .
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January 13, 2012
Definitely a fun read!
The story is set in Australia, in the 25th Century where the world has been destroyed by a nuclear war and those remaining living without any technology, electricity; it's all unheard of.
The Clan Murray, a powerful barbarian tribe is being cut down one by one by a rare sickness that none of them have the resources to cure. They did not believe in using boats or swimming in fear of the dark ones in the water that was going to eat their brains. Therefore they prayed to their gods, asking for a flying warrior.
Mike, a young man from 1985 who goes hand gliding with a few of his friends is thrown into the future where he discovers the New World and the Murray People, who accept him as the "flying warrior". Except for Fergus who is convinced Mike was sent by the Dark Ones.
At first skeptical, Mike tries to return home, even though what's left of his world is a few slabs of concrete here and there, and the cities all buried underground.
Finally accepting the truth, he is accompanied by the young warrior girl, Katrin, to the island where the medicine was available.
The plot brilliant weaves in racism, technology and religion issues; spread out lightheartedly across the pages with a powerful messages behind it. Christianity still exists to which Katrin referred to them as worshipers of the Hanged God, Bhuddism still exists and the Pagan beliefs. There are cannibals and little people, nomadic people on horseback and those of the water.
Animals once in captivity in zoos, spread across the land, now native to the land and people. Lions, Jaguars and Leopards.
Mike proves himself a warrior and grows fond of Katrin, though she's kinda crazy sometimes.
The humour in this story was just too much, I couldn't help laughing out loud here and there. Definitely 5 stars.
The story is set in Australia, in the 25th Century where the world has been destroyed by a nuclear war and those remaining living without any technology, electricity; it's all unheard of.
The Clan Murray, a powerful barbarian tribe is being cut down one by one by a rare sickness that none of them have the resources to cure. They did not believe in using boats or swimming in fear of the dark ones in the water that was going to eat their brains. Therefore they prayed to their gods, asking for a flying warrior.
Mike, a young man from 1985 who goes hand gliding with a few of his friends is thrown into the future where he discovers the New World and the Murray People, who accept him as the "flying warrior". Except for Fergus who is convinced Mike was sent by the Dark Ones.
At first skeptical, Mike tries to return home, even though what's left of his world is a few slabs of concrete here and there, and the cities all buried underground.
Finally accepting the truth, he is accompanied by the young warrior girl, Katrin, to the island where the medicine was available.
The plot brilliant weaves in racism, technology and religion issues; spread out lightheartedly across the pages with a powerful messages behind it. Christianity still exists to which Katrin referred to them as worshipers of the Hanged God, Bhuddism still exists and the Pagan beliefs. There are cannibals and little people, nomadic people on horseback and those of the water.
Animals once in captivity in zoos, spread across the land, now native to the land and people. Lions, Jaguars and Leopards.
Mike proves himself a warrior and grows fond of Katrin, though she's kinda crazy sometimes.
The humour in this story was just too much, I couldn't help laughing out loud here and there. Definitely 5 stars.
April 26, 2020
A novelization of a TV program I remember watching - didn't know there was a book until recently.
Creating a 25th century post-apocalyptic pagan Scots feudal society is surreal enough. Putting it on the Central Coast of NSW is pure genius.
Plenty of humour, many bizarre groups and characters.
Enjoyed thoroughly.
Creating a 25th century post-apocalyptic pagan Scots feudal society is surreal enough. Putting it on the Central Coast of NSW is pure genius.
Plenty of humour, many bizarre groups and characters.
Enjoyed thoroughly.
June 10, 2013
I read this when I was about 12 -it really made an impression on me and I remember writing a review on it for a school project.
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