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Time Slave

John Norman (1975)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingX
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.26

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageModerate

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Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedFish out of Water

Synopsis

A woman research scientist joins a scientific team attempting to travel in time. They have perfected the device,and selected the era of primitive man to travel to, but it is a one way trip. They select the woman scientist to be their first traveler. First they train her to be a woman for the primitive era: a piece of property, a slave. When she goes back in time, she becomes the captive of a tribe of primitive hunters-gatherers who treat her as the piece of cattle she has become.

Time Slave: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This book contains explicit sexual content with dubious consent, enslavement, and treatment of a woman as property. The premise involves training a woman to be subservient before sending her to the past where she becomes a slave to primitive hunters. Not appropriate for minors.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, explicit sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include sexual assault, slavery, captivity, and dubious consent (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Not appropriate for young readers due to adult sexual content and slavery themes.

Tags

Science FictionTime TravelErotic FantasyControversial