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Cryptozoic

Brian Aldiss (1973)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.07

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

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Hero archetypes

ArtistTime Traveler

Heroine archetypes

Time Traveler

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersTime-Displaced

Synopsis

From the back cover: Edward Bush is a young artist millions of years from home, sketching the desolate landscapes of the Devonian age. There he meets Ann, another mind traveler, and they decide to travel together to the later Jurassic age -- where they materialize beside a 20-foot stegosaurus. Thus begins an extraordinary adventure across aeons of time, from Bush's home time, 2093 A.D., to the utterly alien experience of time uncreated -- the CRYPTOZOIC!

Is Cryptozoic appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A cerebral time-travel adventure with philosophical elements; features prehistoric settings and time exploration with minimal content concerns—likely mild peril from dinosaurs and alien environments but no graphic violence or sexual content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language.

Publisher age: Adult·Our content rating: 13+

Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.

Who'll love this

Teens interested in time travel and dinosaurs will enjoy following two mind travelers as they journey through Earth's prehistoric eras.

Tags

Science FictionTime TravelPhilosophical SFNew Wave