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Titanic, 1912 (The Symbiont Time Travel Adventures Series, Book 5‪)‬

Young adult time travel adventure.

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"The author improves with each novel she writes." - Holly, eBook Discovery reviewer A chance encounter…a whispered confession overheard… A time traveler shares the startling words spoken by an old man murmuring broken memories from a bygone era. Could the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 have been the result of a deliberate act of sabotage rather than a chance collision with an iceberg in the middle of the cold Atlantic Ocean? Peter and Elani, novice travelers, are eager to take on the assignment to discover the truth behind the legendary ship’s demise. Petra and Kipp, their mentors, must accompany the two youngsters and assure they conduct their investigations per the symbiont code of behavior with no disruption to the timeline of history. In their guise of human siblings accompanied by their loyal canine companions, the four symbionts must travel back in time incognito and become passengers –as well as investigators – on the doomed ship. They face a race against time and history in order to discover the truth before the Titanic completes her fateful voyage to the ocean’s floor. "I love the relationship between Petra and Kipp." - VM, verified reviewer THE SYMBIONT TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURES, i>The Symbiont Tombstone, 1881 Whitechapel, 1888 The Great Locomotive Chase, 1862 Titanic, 1912 A Conspiracy to Murder, 1865 Robin Hood, 1192

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James Floyd Kelly

Would You Save the Titanic?

I love a good time travel tale, especially when the story gets good and complicated with discussions of physics and time paradoxes. And this book has a big one! One key individual on the Titanic has survived the sinking, and his influences in the world of politics and industry have completely rewritten history. The time traveler, his intentions good, has made a few other mistakes (or they could be looked at as blessings in disguise) that allow a few persons in 2012 to begin to put together an alternate history story (ours) that looks a lot better than the history they've experienced, complete with Japanese occupation of New York City and the west coast. Shogun security roam the NYC streets, carrying machine guns instead of swords. The Confederate government is allied with the Germans, meaning that the citizens of north and south are under constant surveillance and threat of fighting in their own backyards.

One of these individuals who is aware that history has been changed is a Kennedy, but this one has avoided politics and instead served in the military and is now a part of the Confederate Bureau of Investigations. He's on a mission to re-unite the United States of America... or so it seems. He's got a budget, manpower, and information to stage a coup, but rather than reunification he's got bigger plans for the world. And that puts him at odds with his superiors who are beginning to suspect he has a different agenda than the one assigned to his team.

When he recruits Lightholler, a descendant of the original Titanic's first officer (and, if my history is correct, moved to second officer), the CBI takes notice and begins to move to capture Kennedy as his team begins some (for all appearances) traitorous activities that are stirring up the Japanese and German military.

It's a time travel tale, so I'm not spoiling anything here by telling you that, yes, Kennedy and his team have hopes of returning to the past and fixing the damage done to the timeline. But this book is so much more than a simple time travel tale, and its almost 800 pages (yes, it's a monster of a tale) are filled with espionage, political intrigue, and technology that is almost unrecognizable in this alternate timeline. (For example, aircraft carriers do exist, but the real power is in the skies, with helium-filled stratolites that can carry planes and atomics to the enemy at such altitudes that they are not able to be reached by traditional fighter aircraft. In this timeline, atomics are very limited, with each government possessing only a handful of the devastating weapons. So warfare in this alternate 2012 mirrors the fighting of WWII but with a few more modern weapons and jet-powered aircraft.

Kowalski has created a very realistic future. As the book progresses, you get a bit more of the changed history that has created this new world. It's not all bad, so there are good reasons why a few people aware of the time machine want Kennedy to fail. But as the details of the time travel incident begin to unravel, the special team discovers a secret that is devastating to their own timeline. They also discover that a time loop has been created – and this time loop is threatening the fabric of time-space as it wears thin. It seems that the mission to fix history is now an ultimatum: fix it or there is no future... any future.

Louryn Strampe

Dell Cameron

Jennifer M. Wood

The time machine, believe it or not, is a minor feature of the story. You will learn more about it, of course, and how it works, but the time machine is a minor character given the chase that takes place across the alternate North America as the team is chased from one side to the other as they make their way to a secret base where the final mission will begin.

As I said... it's a long story. You're going to get your money's worth and then some. It's well-plotted and has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing to the end. And as with all time travel tales, you have to realize that the existence of the machine means that anything can happen... or has happened. And with 800 pages to play with, Kowalski gives you some really fun and thrilling chases, fights, and some mind-bending thought exercises on time and causality.

The Company of the Dead refers to a list the time traveler keeps of those names of individuals who died on the Titanic . These are people whom he feels comfortable socializing with while he's on the Titanic – if he fails his mission, these individuals will die anyway and he won't have affected history. But those of us who enjoy time travel books and movies know it's never that simple. By the time you finish the book, you'll be able to better answer that initial question of whether or not you'd be willing to tinker with the timeline.

I reached out to David Kowalski and asked him some questions about the book – there are some slightly spoiler-ish questions, so tread carefully. Thanks to Tom at Titan Books as well for providing both the book and access to Mr. Kowalski.

Kelly: The idea that one man can make a difference is a common theme in time-travel stories – you chose Astor, but were there any other influential passengers that could have had a significant effect on world events should they have survived?

Kowalski: Gee, now you're testing me. The answer would have to definitely be yes. Now I could give you a list of the influential passengers who sailed on the ship; William Stead, journalist and mystic, who was rumored to possibly be awaiting the Nobel Peace prize, or Benjamin Guggenheim, wealthy industrialist. There was Thomas Andrews, the brilliant ship's designer, and Harry Widener, and so on. As this is Geek Dad, I feel I am allowed to quote Christopher Eccleston, the 9th Doctor in Doctor Who. I feel he best sums up my thoughts on this question: Rose, there's a man alive in the world who wasn't alive before. An ordinary man: that's the most important thing in creation. The whole world's different because he's alive!

Kelly: Your version of the world with Astor surviving has Germany and Japan as the two major world powers, with both forces occupying US soil. As an Aussie, any thoughts on why you chose to place the story here in the USA as opposed to Europe or maybe even your homeland?

Kowalski: This may sound weird, coming from an Australian, but I am fascinated with the idea of the American dream; once alluded to with such hope and now almost always described as soured. I wanted to take America, chew it into bits in the novel, have other countries scurrying over the carrion and then see what some inspired Americans, and one unlucky Brit, could do with the mess. And I wanted them led by a Kennedy. That's my take on the dream.

Kelly: This one has been bugging me – President Clancy. As in, Tom Clancy? Or just a random name selection?

Kowalski: Nothing was random. It's definitely Tom Clancy, the author. I once read somewhere that he commented, in jest, that he wouldn't run for President as it would mean a pay cut. I read and enjoyed a few of his earlier works and I particularly liked, and was in part inspired, by the scope of Red Storm Rising. America has had Presidents with less appropriate backgrounds and leanings, so why not Tom? He seemed gung-ho enough for the schemes he was planning in the book.

Kelly: Another one – The Einstein Watch. Did you mean to actually consign Albert to a future as a watch designer? Or did he see the future of his equations being used improperly and choose a different path for himself?

Kowalski: I'm so glad you brought this up. There is a chapter I cut from the novel, that includes an exchange between Kennedy and Hardas, two of the major characters in the book. The watch belongs to Kennedy. The chapter was removed for various reasons, one of which is that it is in the first person, and addressed to the reader. I loved the chapter, it was plum in the center of the novel and in its microcosm, reflected the entire structure of the novel. Problem is that it was too smart for its own good. It lifted the reader out of the world of the book and clarified a plot point I needed to keep muddied. After I removed it I decided to leave the meaning of the watch ambiguous. With your indulgence, however, (and my sneaky pleasure) I submit a few paragraphs from the lost chapter as it answers your question. Now think of this as a deleted scene, with all the dirtiness of an early draft. It's from Hardas' POV and this is its only foray into print…

I make a quick assessment of the room as Major Kennedy rises to greet me. The decoration is pleasingly Spartan. He is tall and smiling and looks like a publicity photo of himself. I'm wondering whether or not I should salute as he reaches out to shake my hand with a firm grip. My other hand is holding the satchel tightly. He looks at the satchel, meets my eyes, and shrugs. He’s wearing an Einstein watch. In the months to come there is the opportunity to discuss many things. One day I ask him about the watch. He tells me that he picked it up during a visit to Vienna. He says that not many were ever made and that they're mainly viewed as a curiosity. Apart from the name, there is not much I know about the man. The Major tells me that as a youth, Einstein formed some radical scientific theories on the principles of time that were quickly dismissed. Since finding the journal and meeting with the Major, I am amazed by how often the simplest conversation will lead us to the subject of time. When the Major asks me if I've heard of the theory of special relativity, I say no. He tells me that, in a nutshell, Einstein said that the measurement of time is largely a relationship between the universe and whoever is observing it at the moment. I'm sorry that I ever brought the subject up. The Major's look tells me that he's had this conversation before and met with similar results. He tells me that, for a while, Einstein was involved in early research into atomic power. This is supposed to be a state secret. He tells me that we are not supposed to know that the Germans could have had atomics in the fifties.

Kelly: I enjoyed the descriptions and goings-on of the stratolites, this changed future's version of the aircraft carrier. You hinted often at a large German fleet of stratolites, but it never appeared... was there something cut from the book that would have involved those vehicles or were they simply there as a hint of how the future Kennedy saw was to come about?

Kowalski: They were never going to come in to play. They were just an indication of the strength of the two world powers. The stratolites were an early feature of that world and one that really appealed to me conceptually and visually. I had a lot of fun with their design. There are references to them, subtle and less so in later portions of the novel and they were certainly involved in the numerous events happening in Kennedy's world, abroad. One of them had a fairly significant role in the book. It's just that it happens to be Confederate, rather than German.

Kelly: The daily life found in your version of modern day is shocking – a divided USA, occupied New York and West Coast, and a Confederate government with German backing. Crazy stuff. But you left your own country out of the story – unless I missed something, I didn't really have a strong sense of where Australia fits into the future. Any thoughts on your home country and its place in your future?

Kowalski: When the Confederacy first formed in our world, one of its hopes was support from the European nations, particularly due to the value of their exports to them such as cotton. That, of course, never transpired. In my novel, with Germany as a major power, and the Second Confederacy seeking legitimacy, it seemed like a natural relationship. The fledgling Confederacy needed financial support, the Germans wanted to buffer against further Japanese expansion. Crazy, but no crazier than some of the things that actually happened in our world.

But, to answer your question; I was roundly criticized for this when the book came out at home. Australia, in the world of the novel, was occupied in the early Japanese expansion of the 1950s. It resumed its older role as a penal colony, this time, largely for Chinese dissidents expelled from their homeland. I toyed with the idea of an Australian character in the book briefly, however it struck me as inappropriate and a token gesture. I don't have any Aussies in my current book I'm working on either. Maybe next time.

Kelly: In Kennedy's timeline, nuclear weapons are a rarity. I understand the delay in their development given the way that Astor's changes filtered down and affected US involvement in world affairs. Are we meant to understand that Germany's scientific development continued and developed much faster than the rest of the world, giving them military superiority for a time?

Kowalski: I don't want to go in to too much detail here. From my reading I believe that a significant number of the scientists involved in various atomic projects were Jewish with German background. With no Nazis and no significant anti-Semitism, who knows what good and bad things they might have got up to, under the directive of their Imperial German government. In the book, Germany fights a series of wars in the '40s and '50s that encourages military supremacy in a skewed variation of America's development in our world.

Kelly: Spoiler question – You closed the loop, so to speak, with the ending. But the more I think about it... there really wasn't an answer as to the origin of the carapace. Do you have your own answer to that question or is it best left a mystery?

Kowalski: I definitely do and it definitely is, for now. Cue evil laughter.

Kelly: Spoiler question – Your time travel technology is much different, including the slingshot capability. This gave the time travelers in the carapace some interesting ways to interact with the future and the past (and even change it). You chose to have one major character pulled from the jaws of death using time travel, but you let another major character (and one I really enjoyed) go unsaved... why why why?

Kowalski: We need to seriously sit down and have a beer and chat about that question. But briefly, if I had let them succeed in saving the mystery character, I don't think the reader would have trusted me anymore. I think all bets would be off. Besides, in the world of Company of the Dead, no good deed goes unpunished.

Kelly: Any chance you'll revisit this world (or another one) using your time travel technology? You left many unanswered questions about the carapace, so I'm just curious to know if you've got another story to tell.

Kowalski: I loved playing with time travel and I enjoyed working with the carapace. The book I'm working on now is unrelated but that door isn't closed.

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the titanic fiction Books: 2024’s Updated Collection of 20 Must-Reads

Are you fascinated by the tragic and captivating story of the Titanic? Dive into the world of the iconic ship and its passengers with our list of the 20 best books about the Titanic fiction. From heart-wrenching love stories to thrilling adventures, these books on the Titanic fiction will take you on a journey through one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history. Whether you’re a history buff or simply love a good fiction read, these the Titanic fiction books are sure to captivate and enthrall you.

• 1 The Dressmaker
• 2 The Midnight Watch
• 4 The Watch That Ends the Night
• 5 The Company of the Dead
• 6 The Girl Who Came Back
• 7 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
• 8 The Titanic Conspiracy
• 9 The Girl Who Smiled Beads
• 10 The Titanic Murders
• 11 The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
• 12 The Titanic Disaster Hearings
• 13 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
• 14 The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
• 15 The Titanic for Dummies
• 16 A Night to Remember
• 17 Titanic: The Long Night
• 18 The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian
• 19 Titanic: Voices From the Disaster
• 20 The Titanic Secret
• 21 Conclusion

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The Dressmaker

By kate alcott.

The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott is a riveting book on the Titanic fiction that follows the story of Tess Collins, a talented seamstress who secures a job on the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic. As the ship sets sail, Tess finds herself in the midst of the chaos and tragedy that unfolds when the Titanic meets its tragic end. Amidst the panic and despair, Tess forms an unlikely bond with a wealthy survivor and renowned fashion designer, Lady Lucile Duff Gordon. As the two women navigate the aftermath of the disaster, they must confront the harsh realities of class, wealth, and privilege. The Titanic fiction book weaves a compelling tale of love, loss, and the pursuit of justice in the face of tragedy, making it a captivating read for fans of historical fiction and dramatic storytelling.

The Midnight Watch

By david dyer.

The Midnight Watch by David Dyer is a gripping book about the Titanic fiction that offers a fresh perspective on the tragic sinking of the legendary ship. The novel follows the fictionalized account of the SS Californian, the ship that was closest to the Titanic when it sent out distress signals. As the crew of the Californian grapples with the decision to come to the aid of the sinking vessel, the story delves into the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by those on board. Dyer’s masterful storytelling and meticulous research bring to life the harrowing events of that fateful night, offering a haunting and thought-provoking exploration of the the titanic fiction book. With its rich historical detail and compelling narrative, The Midnight Watch is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and maritime history.

by Alma Katsu

The Deep by Alma Katsu is a captivating book about the Titanic fiction that weaves together historical events and supernatural elements. Set on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic, the novel follows Annie Hebbley, a young maid on the ship, and Mark Fletcher, a troubled American banker. As they navigate the opulent luxury liner, they become entangled in a mysterious force that seems to be haunting the ship. As the voyage progresses, dark secrets are revealed, and the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur. Katsu skillfully blends elements of horror, romance, and historical fiction to craft a gripping and atmospheric tale. With its compelling characters and eerie setting, the Titanic fiction book takes readers on a haunting journey through the depths of the ocean and the depths of the human soul.

The Watch That Ends the Night

By allan wolf.

The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf is a riveting book about the Titanic, told from multiple perspectives in a unique and engaging verse format. This compelling novel delves into the lives of passengers and crew members aboard the ill-fated ship, offering a vivid and emotional portrayal of the events leading up to the tragic sinking. Through the intertwining stories of various characters, readers gain a deeper understanding of the human experiences and struggles during this historic disaster. With its richly imagined characters and poetic narrative, The Watch That Ends the Night immerses readers in the harrowing and heartbreaking world of the Titanic, making it a must-read for anyone interested in historical fiction or maritime tragedies.

The Company of the Dead

By david kowalski.

The Company of the Dead by David Kowalski is a captivating book about the Titanic fiction that blends historical events with science fiction elements. The story spans a century, intertwining the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 with a dystopian future in 2012. When a time traveler alters the course of history by preventing the Titanic disaster, the world is thrown into chaos as the fabric of time unravels. The protagonist, an American soldier from World War I, is pulled into a web of conspiracy and time travel as he navigates through a world that is both familiar and drastically altered. Kowalski weaves a complex and imaginative narrative, creating a thrilling and thought-provoking the Titanic fiction book that explores the consequences of altering the past and the nature of time itself.

The Girl Who Came Back

By susan lewis.

The Girl Who Came Back by Susan Lewis is a gripping novel that tells the story of a young woman who survives the tragic sinking of the iconic ocean liner. Set against the backdrop of the Titanic, this captivating tale explores the experiences of those on board the ill-fated ship, as well as the aftermath of the disaster. With vivid imagery and compelling characters, this book about the Titanic fiction takes readers on a journey through loss, survival, and the enduring human spirit. As the protagonist grapples with the trauma of her harrowing ordeal, she must also navigate the complexities of love, family, and identity. The Girl Who Came Back is a powerful and emotional exploration of resilience and redemption in the face of tragedy.

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

By stephen king.

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is a gripping novel by Stephen King that follows the story of a young girl named Trisha McFarland who gets lost in the woods while hiking with her family. As she struggles to survive, she finds solace in listening to baseball games on her Walkman, particularly those featuring her idol, Red Sox pitcher Tom Gordon. As hunger, fear, and exhaustion take their toll, Trisha’s mind begins to play tricks on her, and she starts to believe she is being stalked by a supernatural creature. This thrilling tale of survival and resilience is a captivating read that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

The Titanic Conspiracy

By robin gardiner.

The Titanic Conspiracy by Robin Gardiner is a captivating book on the Titanic fiction that delves into the controversial theory that the sinking of the Titanic was not an accident, but a carefully orchestrated conspiracy. Gardiner presents compelling evidence and historical research to support his theory, challenging the traditional narrative of the tragic event. The book about the Titanic fiction explores the possibility of a deliberate sinking for financial gain and political motives, adding an intriguing layer to the well-known story of the Titanic. Gardiner’s meticulous investigation and thought-provoking arguments make this the Titanic fiction book a must-read for history enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists alike, offering a fresh perspective on one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history.

The Girl Who Smiled Beads

By clemantine wamariya and elizabeth weil.

The Girl Who Smiled Beads is a memoir by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil that tells the powerful and heartbreaking story of Clemantine’s experience as a child refugee during the Rwandan genocide. Clemantine and her sister were separated from their family and spent six years moving through seven African countries before eventually seeking asylum in the United States. The book delves into the trauma and challenges of their journey, as well as the complexities of their identity and sense of belonging. Through vivid and evocative storytelling, the authors shed light on the resilience and strength of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity. This compelling and poignant memoir offers a raw and unflinching look at the impact of war and displacement, making it a must-read for anyone interested in stories of resilience and survival.

The Titanic Murders

By max allan collins.

The Titanic Murders by Max Allan Collins is a gripping book about the Titanic fiction that combines historical tragedy with a thrilling murder mystery. Set aboard the doomed ocean liner, this fiction book about the Titanic follows amateur detective Isaac Bell as he investigates a series of suspicious deaths on the ship. As the Titanic hurtles towards its tragic fate, Bell races against time to uncover the truth behind the murders while navigating the chaos and danger of the sinking vessel. With vivid historical detail and a heart-pounding plot, the Titanic fiction book weaves together real-life events and fictional intrigue to create a compelling and atmospheric read. Fans of historical fiction, mystery, and the tragic story of the Titanic will be captivated by this thrilling novel.

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

By heidi w. durrow.

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky is a poignant coming-of-age novel that tells the story of Rachel, a biracial girl who survives a tragedy. After her family’s mysterious deaths, she moves to live with her grandmother in a new city. Rachel struggles to find her place in a world that sees her as different, dealing with issues of identity, race, and belonging. As she uncovers family secrets and navigates her new life, she learns to embrace her unique heritage and find the strength to move forward. This captivating book about the titanic fiction weaves together themes of love, loss, and resilience, painting a vivid portrait of a young woman’s journey towards self-discovery and acceptance.

The Titanic Disaster Hearings

By tom kuntz.

The Titanic Disaster Hearings by Tom Kuntz is a gripping account of the inquiries and investigations that followed the tragic sinking of the Titanic. This book provides a detailed and engaging narrative of the official hearings, where survivors, witnesses, and experts were called to testify, shedding light on the events leading up to the disaster. Kuntz’s meticulous research and vivid storytelling bring the courtroom drama to life, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the Titanic’s fateful voyage and the subsequent efforts to uncover the truth. Whether you are a history buff, a fan of maritime disasters, or simply love a good courtroom drama, this book about the Titanic fiction will captivate and immerse you in the world of one of the most iconic and tragic events in maritime history.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

By stieg larsson.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson is the thrilling conclusion to the Millennium series. The story follows Lisbeth Salander, a brilliant hacker, as she fights for her life and freedom after being falsely accused of murder. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government. As the plot unfolds, long-buried secrets and betrayals are revealed, leading to a dramatic showdown. This gripping novel is filled with suspense, political intrigue, and complex characters. It’s a must-read for fans of crime fiction and anyone who loves a compelling mystery.

The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye

By david lagercrantz.

The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye is a gripping thriller by David Lagercrantz, continuing the Millennium series created by Stieg Larsson. This installment follows Lisbeth Salander as she navigates the treacherous waters of a corrupt prison system while uncovering her own mysterious past. The book delves into themes of revenge, justice, and redemption, keeping readers on the edge of their seats with its intense plot and complex characters. With its fast-paced action and thought-provoking exploration of morality, The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye is a must-read for fans of the series and anyone who enjoys a compelling mystery.

The Titanic for Dummies

By stephen j. spignesi.

The Titanic for Dummies by Stephen J. Spignesi is a comprehensive and engaging book that delves into the fascinating history of the ill-fated ocean liner. This book is a treasure trove of information for anyone interested in the Titanic’s story, from its construction to its tragic sinking. Spignesi provides readers with a detailed account of the ship’s maiden voyage, the events leading up to the disaster, and the aftermath. With a mix of historical facts, personal stories, and expert analysis, this book offers a vivid and gripping portrayal of one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history. Whether you’re a Titanic enthusiast or a newcomer to the subject, The Titanic for Dummies is a must-read for anyone eager to explore the captivating and tragic tale of the legendary ship.

A Night to Remember

By walter lord.

A Night to Remember by Walter Lord is a classic non-fiction book about the Titanic disaster. This compelling account provides a detailed and gripping retelling of the tragic events that unfolded on the night of April 14, 1912. Through meticulous research and firsthand survivor accounts, Lord brings to life the stories of the passengers and crew on board the ill-fated ship, as well as the dramatic and heartbreaking moments leading up to its sinking. This book about the Titanic fiction has been lauded for its vivid and immersive storytelling, making it a must-read for anyone fascinated by the history of the Titanic. A Night to Remember offers a poignant and unforgettable glimpse into one of the most infamous maritime disasters of all time.

Titanic: The Long Night

By diane hoh.

Titanic: The Long Night is a gripping book on the Titanic fiction by Diane Hoh. Set aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic, the story follows the lives of two young passengers, Elizabeth Farr and Max Whittaker, as they navigate the luxury liner’s maiden voyage. As the ship sails towards its tragic destiny, Elizabeth and Max find themselves entangled in a web of romance, mystery, and suspense. Their struggle for survival amidst the chaos and despair of the sinking ship creates a heart-pounding narrative that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. With vivid historical detail and compelling characters, this book about the Titanic fiction offers a captivating and emotional portrayal of the infamous maritime disaster. Titanic: The Long Night is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the tragic events of the Titanic’s voyage.

The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian

The Midnight Watch is a gripping book on the titanic fiction that explores the fateful night of the Titanic’s sinking through the perspective of the crew of the Californian, the ship that was just miles away from the disaster. Written by David Dyer, this book about the titanic fiction is a compelling and meticulously researched novel that delves into the efforts of the Californian’s crew to understand the distress signals from the sinking Titanic and the agonizing decision-making process that followed. Through vivid storytelling and rich historical detail, Dyer brings to life the events of that tragic night and the moral dilemmas faced by the crew of the Californian. The Midnight Watch is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the titanic fiction book and the human stories behind this iconic maritime disaster.

Titanic: Voices From the Disaster

By deborah hopkinson.

Titanic: Voices From the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson is a gripping book about the Titanic fiction that tells the tragic story of the ill-fated ship through the voices of those who experienced the disaster firsthand. Through the use of firsthand accounts, letters, and memoirs, the author weaves together a compelling narrative that brings to life the harrowing events of that fateful night. Readers will be transported back in time to experience the excitement of boarding the ship, the terror of the iceberg collision, and the heartbreaking aftermath. This the Titanic fiction book offers a unique and poignant perspective on one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history, making it a must-read for anyone interested in this compelling historical event.

The Titanic Secret

By clive cussler.

The Titanic Secret by Clive Cussler is a thrilling book about the famous ocean liner and its mysterious secrets. This action-packed novel follows the adventures of Isaac Bell as he uncovers a plot to steal a valuable fortune hidden aboard the Titanic. As Bell races against time to stop the plan, readers are taken on a gripping journey through the opulence and danger of the early 20th century. With vivid historical detail and heart-pounding suspense, Cussler’s book on the Titanic fiction is a must-read for fans of adventure and mystery. Join Bell as he delves into the dark underbelly of the Titanic’s legacy and races to uncover the truth before it’s too late.

In conclusion, the Titanic continues to captivate readers and authors alike, inspiring numerous works of fiction. The 20 best books about the Titanic fiction offer a rich and diverse collection of stories that bring to life the tragedy and the human experiences surrounding it. Whether you’re a history buff or a fan of romance and adventure, these books are sure to transport you to the iconic ship and its fateful journey.

Which the titanic fiction book is best?

The best book on the titanic fiction can vary with personal preference, but three widely recommended titles are:

• The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott ,
• The Midnight Watch by David Dyer ,
• The Deep by Alma Katsu .

Each offers valuable insights and could be a great starting point.

What are the best books to learn about the titanic fiction?

For those looking to learn about the titanic fiction, there is a wealth of literature that can provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Some of the most highly recommended books include:

• The Deep by Alma Katsu ,
• The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf ,
• The Company of the Dead by David Kowalski ,
• The Girl Who Came Back by Susan Lewis ,
• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King ,
• The Titanic Conspiracy by Robin Gardiner ,
• The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil ,
• The Titanic Murders by Max Allan Collins

These books offer a range of perspectives on the titanic fiction, covering various aspects and approaches to the subject.

What are the best books on the titanic fiction?

The best books on the titanic fiction include:

• The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow ,
• The Titanic Disaster Hearings by Tom Kuntz ,
• The Girl Who Came Back by Susan Lewis .

Each offers unique insights into the subject. While these books on the topic of the titanic fiction are highly regarded, it’s important to note that any list of ‘best’ books is subjective and reflects a range of opinions.

What are the best the titanic fiction books of all time?

Choosing the best the titanic fiction books of all time can vary depending on who you ask, but seven titles that are often celebrated include

• The Titanic Murders by Max Allan Collins ,
• and The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow .

Each of these books has made a significant impact in the field of the titanic fiction and continues to be influential today.

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Travel back in time with the best time travel books, including engrossing thrillers, romance, contemporary lit, and mind-bending sci-fi.

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Best Time Travel Books

Books about time travel promise to not only transport you across time periods and space – Doctor Who-style – but also tesser you into new dimensions and around the world. Most readers already know about classics like The Time Traveler’s Wife , A Christmas Carol , and The Time Machine .

For romance time travel, grab In A Holidaze or One Last Stop . For contemporary and new time travel books, Haig’s The Midnight Library and Serle’s In Five Years captivated our hearts and minds.

Recursion re-kindled our love for science fiction, and Ruby Red transported us to 18th-century London. Books like Displacement promise intuitive and raw commentary about generational trauma and racism in graphic novel form.

Below, find the best time travel novels across genres for adults and teens, including history, romance, classics, sci-fi, YA, and thrilling fiction. Get ready to travel in the blink of an eye, and be sure to let us know your favorites in the comments. Let’s get started!

Contemporary & Literary Fiction

If you enjoy contemporary and literary fiction filled with strong main characters, these are some of the best books in the time travel genre. Uncover new releases as well as books on the bestseller lists. Of course, we’ll share a few lesser-known gems too.

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Would your life change if you had one seemingly real dream or premonition? What if some key facts were missing but you had no idea? Can we change the future?

One of the best books about time travel and friendship, don’t skip In Five Years . In fact, we read this New York City-based novel in half a day. Have the tissue box ready.

Dannie nails an important job interview and is hoping to get engaged. Of course, this is all a part of her perfect 5-year plan. Dannie has arranged every minute of her life ever since her brother died in a drunk driving accident.

On the night of Dannie’s “scheduled” engagement, she falls asleep only to have a vision of herself 5 years into the future in the arms of another man. Did she just time travel or could this be a dream? When Dannie arrives back in 2020, her life goes back to normal. …That is until she meets the man from her dream.

We were expecting In Five Years to be a time travel romance story; however, this is a different type of love and one of the best books about strong friendships .

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Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Translated by Geoffrey Trousselot | We just love Japanese literature . One of the most debated time travel books among our readers – you’ll either love it or hate it – Before the coffee gets cold takes place at a cafe in Tokyo, Japan.

Along with coffee, this 140-year-old, back-alley cafe lets visitors travel back in time. Four visitors at the cafe are hoping to time travel to see someone for the last (or first) time. The way each patron views the cafe says a lot about them. The details and repetition are everything.

True to the title, visits may only last as long as it takes for the coffee to grow cold. If they don’t finish their coffee in time, there are ghostly consequences.

Before the coffee gets cold asks, who would you want to see one last time, and what issues you would confront?

Along with the many rules of time travel, these visitors are warned that the present will not change. Would you still travel back knowing this? Can something, anything, still change – even within you?

The story has a drop of humor with a beautiful message. We shed a tear or two. Discover even more terrific and thought-provoking Japanese fantasy novels here .

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If you are looking for the most inspiring take on time travel in books, Haig’s The Midnight Library is it. This is one of those profound stories that make you think more deeply . TWs for pet death (early on) and suicide ideation.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Imagine if you could see your other possible lives and fix your regrets. Would that path be better? Would these changes make you happier?

Set in Bedford, England, and at a library , Nora answers these questions as she intentionally overdoses on pills. Caught in the Midnight Library – a purgatory of sorts – Nora explores books filled with the ways her life could have turned out. She tries on these alternative lives, pursuing different dreams, marrying different people, and realizing that some parts of her root life were not as they seemed on the surface.

Find hope and simplicity in one of the most authentic and heaviest time travel novels on this list. Haig addresses mental health through a new lens that is both beautiful and moving.

With a team full of avid readers and librarians, discover our top selections featuring more books about books .

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The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver

Some of the best time travel books are those with alternate realities, including The Two Lives of Lydia Bird . There are content warnings for prescription pill addiction and more.

Set in England, Lydia and Freddie are planning their marriage when the unthinkable happens. Freddie dies in a car accident on the way to Lydia’s birthday dinner. In a matter of seconds, Lydia’s world falls apart. She isn’t sure how she will survive. When Lydia starts taking magical pink sleeping pills, she enters an alternate universe where Freddie is alive and well.

Caught between her dream world and real life, Lydia must decide if she will give in to her addiction – living in a temporary fantasy world – or give it up completely.

While the repetitive and predictable plot drags a bit – slightly hurting the pacing – the overall story shows emotional growth and the nature of healing after loss. And, as Lydia soon learns via her dreams, no love is perfect. Maybe her future was destined to be different anyway, which is reminiscent of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library .

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The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August by Claire North

If you are looking for more suspenseful books about time travel and like Groundhog Day , check out The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. However, this is not just one day on repeat; instead, this is a lifetime.

Harry August is repeatedly reborn into the same life, retaining his memories each time. No matter what Harry does or says, when he lands on his deathbed, he always returns back to his childhood, again and again. On the verge of his eleventh death, though, a girl changes the course of his life. He must use his accumulated wisdom to prevent catastrophe.

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An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim

When it comes to time travel books, An Ocean of Minutes is one of the most original takes about time travel’s effects on alternate history.

Polly and Frank are deeply in love in 1981 when a pandemic devastates the planet. By the end of 1981, time travel (invented in this alternate reality in 1993) has been made available.

Because of this invention, individuals can sign on to work for the TimeRaiser corporation in order to escape or save their loved ones in the present. Due to a flaw in the technology, though, they can only transport people for 12 years. This prevents them from stopping the pandemic by just 6 months.

When Frank gets ill, Polly signs up, both agreeing they will meet back up in 1993. Now alone in the future, Polly has to learn to navigate a world she has less than zero preparation for. In this world, she is a time refugee, bonded to TimeRaiser without a physical cent to her name.

Lim uses the time travel mechanic to cleverly explore the subject of immigration, forcing the reader to follow Polly blindly into a world they should know, but don’t. This is what makes An Ocean of Minutes one of the most unique time travel novels on this reading list.

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Time Travel In Science Fiction

For fantasy and sci-fi lovers, take a quantum leap into fictional worlds, quantum physics, possible futures, black holes, and endless possibilities. See if you can tell the difference between the real world and new dimensions.

Recursion by Blake Crouch

Recursion is one of our all-time favorite time travel books to gift to dads who love sci-fi. Can you tell what we gave our dad for Christmas one year?

In Recursion, no one actually physically time travels – well, sort of. Instead, memories become the time-traveling reality.

Detective Barry Sutton is investigating False Memory Syndrome. Neuroscientist Helena Smith might have the answers he needs. The disease drives people crazy – and to their deaths – by causing them to remember entire lives that aren’t theirs. Or are they!?

All goes to heck when the government gets its hands on this mind-blowing technology. Can Barry and Helena stop this endless loop?

Recursion is also a (2019) Goodreads Best Book for Science Fiction.

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This Is How You Lose The War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar 

A Goodreads runner-up for one of the best science fiction novels (of 2019) – and one of the shortest time travel novels on this list – This Is How You Lose The Time War follows two warring time-traveling agents falling in love through a letter exchange.

Red and Blue have nothing in common except that they travel across time and space and are alone. Their growing and forbidden love is punishable by death and their agencies might be onto them.

In a somewhat beautiful yet bizarre story, we watch as Red and Blue slowly fall for each other and confess their love. They engage in playful banter and nicknames. Every shade of red and blue reminds them of each other.

The first half of the novel is a bit abstract. You might wonder what the heck you’ve gotten yourself into. However, once you get your feet planted firmly on the ground of the plot, the story picks up and starts making more sense.

We can’t promise you’ll love or even understand This Is How You Lose The Time War – we aren’t sure we do. However, this is truly one of the most unique sci-fi and LGBTQ+ time travel romance books on this reading list – written by two authors. Also, maybe crack out the dictionary…

Explore even more of the best LGBTQ+ fantasy books to read next.

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All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

A debut novel, All Our Wrong Todays is both a humorous and entertaining time travel book that speaks to how we become who we are.

In 2016, technology perfected the world for Tom Barren. However, we all know that perfection doesn’t equate to happiness. Barren has lost his girlfriend, and he just happens to own a time machine… Now, Barren has to decide if he wants to keep his new, manipulated future or if he just wants to go back home to his depressing but normal life.

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Here And Now And Then by Mike Chen

Imagine getting trapped in time and starting over. That’s exactly what happens to IT worker, Kin Stewart, in one of the bestselling science fiction time travel books, Here And Now And Then .

Stewart has two lives since he is a displaced time-traveling agent stuck in San Francisco in the 1990s. He has a family that knows nothing about his past; or, should we say future. When a rescue team arrives to take him back, Stewart has to decide what he is willing to risk for his new family.

Here And Now And Then is a time travel book filled with emotional depth surrounding themes of bonds, identity, and sacrifice. Find even more books set in San Francisco, California (and more!).

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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe is one of the most unusual books about time travel out there.

Our protagonist Charles Yu lives in a world where time travel exists and is readily available to the average person. And yes, he is named after the author, and yes, it is as meta as it sounds; and yes, this is just the beginning of this speculative fiction time travel book.

Charles Yu’s day job is spent repairing time machines for Time Warner Time. But in his free time, he tries to help the people who use time travel to do so safely and to counsel them if things have gone wrong.

It’s no surprise that Charles’ entire life revolves around time travel since his father invented the technology many years ago. And then he disappeared. In fact, Charles is also trying to find out just what happened to his dad, and where – or when – he’s gone.

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe won’t be for everyone, but it’s one of the best time travel books if you want delightfully meta, fantastically non-linear, and very very weird.

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The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

For beautiful, lyrical time travel novels about found family and love, The Vanished Birds is a must-read.

Nia Imani exists outside of time and space. She travels in and out of the world through a pocket of time with her space crew. They emerge to trade or sell goods every eight months. But eight months for them is 15 years for everyone else.

She has lived this way for hundreds of years. Though she has her crew, and there are people she shares connections with sporadically throughout their lives, she is lonely. And although she barely ages, she watches friends and lovers grow old and die.

One such person is Kaeda, who meets Nia for the first time when he is 7. The next time he sees her, he has aged 15 years, while she is only months older. She continues to come every 15 years of his life, always looking the same.

Then one day a mysterious, mute boy falls from the sky into Nia’s life. His name is Ahro, and there’s something extra special about him. Something that could revolutionize space travel forever. And now there might be people after Ahro who won’t love him the way Nia does.

If you love a character-driven book with exquisite prose – and a few time warps – this is one of the best time travel books for you.

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Night Watch by Terry Pratchett

Night Watch is one of the most fun and thrilling books about time travel. It’s also a bit ridiculous and very very British.

Why can’t policing just be simple? All Sam Vimes wanted to do was capture and arrest a dangerous murderer. But thanks to those damned wizards and their experiments, he and the killer have both been accidentally thrown back in time thirty years.

And to top it off, the man who would have become a mentor to young Sam Vimes in the past has been killed in the process! How’s Vimes going to get this all sorted out?

The City Watch he’s spent years improving is just a bunch of semi-competent volunteers at this point. He’s got no money, no clothes, and no friends. But at least he’s making enemies fast. Can he catch the killer, stop history from not repeating itself, and get home to his family? Oh, and the city’s about to dissolve into civil war. Typical.

Night Watch is perfect if you prefer your time travel books to be fantasy-based.

P.S. There may be mild spoilers for previous books in the Discworld series, but this can be read as a standalone. And if you only ever read one Discworld novel, this is one of the best there is – and so far the only one of the Discworld books with time travel!

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The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

The Future of Another Timeline is one of the few time travel books to explore history through a feminist lens.

In 1992, Beth – a high school senior – and her friends Heather, Lizzy, and Soojin attend a riot grrl concert with Heather’s boyfriend Scott. But afterward, one of Scott’s not-so-funny sexist jokes gets out of hand and Lizzy accidentally kills him. Now they’re on the run, and the bodies just keep piling up.

Meanwhile, in 2022, Tess is part of a group of women and non-binary people working together to change history. They have the use of five time devices which only allow them to travel backward and back to the present day – but never forwards.

Beth and Tess come from two wildly different times (1992, and 2022, respectively). But, while Beth is busy making history, Tess is quite literally trying to change it. However, both of them want the same thing: a better world. When their worlds collide, will they be able to save each other – and the world?

The Future of Another Timeline is a time travel fiction celebration of feminism and queerness with lots of sci-fi and punk rock thrown in. This is one of the best time travel novels for those who enjoy stellar women making history .

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The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley

The Kingdoms is wildly imaginative and sure to enchant fans of time travel books, alternative history stories, and tales about parallel universes.

In 1898 Joe Tournier steps off a train and suddenly can’t remember anything that comes before that moment. The world he now finds himself in is as foreign to him as it is to us: an alternate history/reality where the UK lost the Battle of Trafalgar and is now a French colony.

In this world, the British are kept as slaves. Napoleon is a popular name for pets, and tartan is outlawed. Since Joe arrives on a train from Glasgow speaking English and wearing tartan, there is some speculation he might be from The Saints, a terrorist group based in Edinburgh fighting for freedom.

But all Joe remembers is the fading image of a woman and the name Madeline. Although he is identified by his owner and brought “home,” Joe is determined to find this Madeline. And his resolve is only strengthened when he receives a postcard signed ‘– M’ and dated 90 years in the past.

Discover even more books about Scottish culture, history, and everyday life.

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The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

The Light Brigade is one of the best time travel stories for anyone who loves character-driven tales or books about war and conflict.

As war wages on Mars, the military has devised the perfect soldier to fight on the frontlines: being made of light. The Light Brigade, as they’re called back home, is made up of soldiers who have undergone a procedure that breaks them down into atoms capable of traveling at the speed of light. They are the perfect soldiers, but broken people.

The book follows one such soldier, Dietz, an eager new recruit who is experiencing battle out of sync with everyone else. Because of this, she – and we – see a different reality of the war than the one presented by the Corporate Corps. As Dietz becomes more and more unstuck in time, she becomes more and more unsure of her own sanity and the role she is playing in this war.

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The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way

You Look Like Death Volume 1 | Now a popular (and excellent) Netflix TV show, The Umbrella Academy is one of the best time travel books of all time.

One day, forty-seven children are suddenly and inexplicably born to women who were not previously pregnant. Eccentric millionaire Reginald Hargreeves goes around the world buying as many of the surviving children as he possibly can. He is able to get seven.

These children, it turns out, all have superpowers (except, it seems, for the unremarkable Number Seven aka Vanya). They become the crime-fighting group: The Umbrella Academy.

Fast forward several years, and Number Five, whose special power is that he can travel in time a few seconds or minutes per go, has mysteriously appeared after Hargreeves dies. And now he brings warning of an apocalypse – one which he insists none of his siblings will survive.

The Umbrella Academy series currently has three volumes, all packed with tales of time travel, parallel worlds, family drama, and lots of epic battles. We’ve absolutely loved this time travel book series so far; we can’t wait to see what Gerard Way does with future installments.

Discover even more great books with music, musicians, and bands.

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Historical Fiction

Travel back in time to witness wars and history. See what happens if you try to rewrite the future. Many of these historical fiction books with time travel promise to teach you more.

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

We have a plethora of Agatha Christie fans amongst our Uncorked Readers , and Turton’s The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evenlyn Hardcastle is inspired by Christie.

Similar to Levithan’s Every Day , each day, Aiden wakes up in a different body from the guests of the Blackheath Manor. Trapped in a time loop, Aiden must solve Evelyn Hardcastle’s murder to escape. In the process, he navigates the tangled web of secrets, lies, and interconnected lives of the guests. Can he identify the killer and break the cycle?

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is an award-winning historical thriller and one of the best time travel novels if you enjoy Downton Abbey and Groundhog’s Day . Discover even more great books set at hotels, mansions, and more.

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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Travel back in time to Scotland in one of the most well-known time travel book series (and now TV series) of all time. Outlander is a part of pop culture. A New York Times bestseller and one of the top 10 most loved books according to The Great America Read, get ready to enter Scotland in 1743.

Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, walks through an ancient circle of stones and is transported into a world of love, death, and war. This is a place of political intrigue, clan conflicts, and romantic entanglements. Claire must navigate the unfamiliar landscape while grappling with her feelings for the dashing Jamie Fraser.

Encounter even more cult-classic books from the ’90s like A Game Of Thrones , which is perfect for fantasy map lovers .

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11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King

Written by bestselling author, Stephen King, 11/22/63 is one of the best award-winning time travel books for historical fiction lovers. Set in 1963 when President Kennedy is shot, 11/22/63 begs the question: what if you could go back in time and change history?

Enter Jake Epping in Lisbon Falls, Maine.  Epping asks his students to write about a time that altered the course of their lives. Inspired by one of those haunting essays, Epping enlists to prevent Kennedy’s assassination.  How is this time travel possible? With the discovery of a time portal in a local diner’s storeroom…

11/22/63 is one of the most thrilling and realistic books about time travel, according to both critics and readers.

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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

If you are looking for historical fiction novels about time travel that address slavery and racism, be sure to check out Butler’s Kindred. This is also one of the best books published in the 1970s .

One minute Dana is celebrating her birthday in modern-day California. The next, she finds herself in the Antebellum South on a Pre-Civil War Maryland plantation. Dana is expected to save the plantation owner’s son from drowning. Each time Dana finds herself back in this time period as well as the slave quarters, her stays grow longer and longer as well as more dangerous.

Examine the haunting legacy and trauma of slavery across time. For younger readers, there is also a graphic novel adaptation . Discover more books that will transport you to the South .

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What The Wind Knows by Amy Harmon

A bestseller and Goodreads top choice book, if you devour historical Irish fiction, What The Wind Knows will transport you to Ireland in the 1920s.

Anne Gallagher heads to Ireland to spread her grandfather’s ashes. Devastated, her grief pulls her into another time. Ireland is on the verge of entering a war, and Anne embraces a case of mistaken identity. She finds herself pulled into Ireland’s fight for Independence at the risk of losing her future life. She also falls for another main character and doctor, Thomas Smith.

What The Wind Knows is one of the best time travel novels that both romance and fantasy readers can appreciate. Witness connections that transcend time.

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The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

Known for being one of the best time travel books for thriller lovers, The Shining Girls also has the reputation as the spookiest novel on this reading list.

Kirby Mazrachi is the last shining girl – a girl with a future and so much potential. Harper Curtis is a murderer from the past meant to kill Mazrachi. However, Kirby is not about to easily go out without a fight, leading her on one violent quantum leap through multiple decades.

As Kirby races against time to track down a serial killer and unravel the mysteries of the House, encounter themes of resilience, fate, and the shining spirit that can transcend even the darkest forces.

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Time Travel Romance Books

We love a good time-travel romance novel, but we also understand how hard it can be to hold onto love when time is so unstable. From queer love stories set on trains to holiday celebrations, fall in love across time with these books.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

From bestselling author, Casey McQuiston of Red, White, & Royal Blue – one of our favorite LGBTQ+ books for new adults – don’t miss the most-talked-about book (from 2021), One Last Stop.

Twenty-three-year-old August is quite the cynic and living in New York City. Up until now, August has jumped schools and towns as often as you change a pair of socks. August has also never been in a serious relationship and wants to find “her person.” August’s life suddenly changes, though, when she meets a beautiful and mysterious woman on the train.

Jane looks a little…out of date… and for good reason; she’s from the 1970s and trapped in the train’s energy. August wants nothing more than to help Jane leave the train, but does that mean leaving her too?

A feel-good, older coming-of-age story, laugh out loud and be utterly dazzled as you follow love across time and space. You’ll cozy (and drink) up in the parties and community surrounding August. One Last Stop is one of the all-time best LGBTQ+ time travel books – and perfect if you enjoy books that take place on trains .

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The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

The Time Traveler’s Wife is one the top time travel romance novels – and not just because the story features a librarian . We are so biased.

Henry and Clare have loved each other pretty much forever. Unfortunately, Henry has Chrono-Displacement Disorder, sporadically misplacing him in time. Of course, this time-traveling dilemma makes Clare’s and Henry’s marriage and future together pretty darn interesting.

Grab some Kleenex as they attempt to live normal lives and survive impending devastation. The Time Traveler’s Wife has also been made into a romantic movie classic . Watch even more fantasy movies with romance .

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In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren

If you are looking for a sweet and sexy holiday rom-com set in Utah, grab In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren.

Mae leaves her family and friend’s Christmas vacation home after drunkenly making out with an old childhood friend. Blame the spiked eggnog. Unfortunately, Mae’s secretly in love with her best friend’s brother, Andrew. On the ride to the airport, Mae wishes for happiness just as a truck hits her parent’s car. 

Mae lands in a time-travel loop where her dreams start coming true.  Is it too good to last?   What happens when she isn’t happy once again? Is she trapped?

For holiday books about time travel, this one is sure to put you in the Christmas spirit if you enjoy movies like Holidates  or  Groundhog’s Day . It’s light with a happy ending – typical of this author duo. We also recommend In A Holidaze if you are looking for Christmas family gathering books – a big request we see here at TUL.

P.S. Did you know that Christina Lauren is a pen name for a writing duo, Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings? Christina Lauren also wrote The Unhoneymooners , which was also hilariously enjoyable and set on an island .

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A Knight In Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux

For cozy time travel romance books and a feminist tale set abroad, try A Knight In Shining Armor .

Dougless Montgomery is weeping on top of a tombstone when Nicholas Stafford, Earl of Thornwyck, appears. Although this armor-clad hunk allegedly died in 1564, he stands before her about to embark on a journey to clear his name. Convicted of treason, Montgomery vows to help her soon-to-be lover find his accuser and set the record straight.

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The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz

Set in South Carolina, if you love lighthouses and beach vibes, you’ll find something enjoyable in the time travel romance, The Night Mark .

After Faye’s husband dies, she cannot move on and recover. Accepting a photographer job in SC, Faye becomes obsessed with the local lighthouse’s myth, The Lady of the Light.

Back in 1921, the lighthouse keeper’s daughter mysteriously drowned. Faye is drawn into a love story that isn’t hers and becomes entangled in a passionate and forbidden love affair.

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The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

Anyone who likes their time travel books to have a magical love story should pick up The Seven Year Slip for their next read. It’s one of our favorite magical realism novels .

When Clementine’s aunt dies, she inherits her fancy New York apartment on the Upper East Side. Although Clementine would really rather have her aunt back and can’t imagine living in her home, she eventually forces herself to move in and inhabit her aunt’s space.

And not long after, she wakes up to discover a strange man in her living room… except it’s not her living room, it’s her aunt’s… from seven years ago. Clementine’s aunt always said her apartment held a touch of magic; sometimes it created time slips that brought two people together when they were at a crossroads.

But what happens when you start to fall for someone stuck seven years in the past? Clementine knows there’s no future together, but she also can’t let go of this link to her aunt.

Like her previous speculative fiction romance, The Dead Romantics , Ashely Poston’s unique time travel tale is full of heartache and grief. However, it will also make you swoon. Basically, this one is a must if you are a fan of time travel romance books.

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Classic Books

No time travel reading list would be complete without the classics. Below, uncover just a few great time travel novels that started it all.

The End of Eternity by Issac Asimov

The End of Eternity is said to be one of Asimov’s science fiction masterpieces. This is also one of the most spellbinding books about time travel – although some criticize the story for its loopholes.

Harlan is a member of the elite future known as an Eternal. He lives and works in Eternity, which like any good time travel novel, is located separately from time and space.

Harlan makes small changes in the timeline in order to better history. Of course, altering the course of the world is dangerous and comes with repercussions, especially when Harlan falls in love.

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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

It goes without saying that Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is one of the most famous and best time travel books for classic lovers – and a literary canon-worthy Christmas novel.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a greedy, lonely, and cruel man who truly has no Christmas spirit. Haunted by the ghosts of the past, present, and future, Scrooge must find the ultimate redemption before it’s too late. Does he have a heart?

Find even more classic and contemporary ghost books , including a few unique takes on ghosts.

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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five is a somewhat bizarre time travel book about finding meaning in our sometimes fractured and broken lives. It’s also one of the most popular books published in the ’60s .

Similar to The Time Traveler’s Wife, Billy Pilgrim is “unstuck” in time in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five. Drafted into World War II, Pilgrim serves as a Chaplain’s assistant until he is captured by the Germans. He survives the bombing at Dresden and ultimately becomes a married optometrist. Things get a little wild…

Suffering from PTSD, Billy claims that he is kidnapped by aliens in a different dimension. Like most time travel novels, the story is out of order and Billy travels to different parts of his life.

Aliens come in all shapes and sizes; have more alien encounters with this reading list .

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A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain

First published in 1889, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is one of the most popular classic and satirical time travel novels that’s set close to our childhood home. Having grown up in CT close to the old Colt factory, this story makes us smile.

Hank Morgan supervises the gun factory and is knocked unconscious. Upon waking, he finds himself in Britain about to be executed by the Knights of King Arthur’s Round Table in Camelot.

Morgan uses his future knowledge to his advantage, making him a powerful and revered wizard, which unfortunately doesn’t quite save him as he hopes. Not to mention that Morgan tries to introduce modern-day conveniences and luxuries to a time period that isn’t quite ready for them.

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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

The Time Machine is one of the best frontrunner time travel books of all time. Published in 1895, the Time Traveler recalls his exhausting time travel adventures to incredulous believers. He even disappears in front of them.

Blended with fantasy and science fiction over the course of 800,000 years, the Time Traveler battles “bad guys.” He also loses his time machine, debatably falls in love, and meets the underground dwelling Morlocks.

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Young Adults Books

For young adults and teens – plus adults who appreciate YA – read the best middle-grade and high school time travel books. We’ve included more time travel graphic novels and manga here too.

Displacement by Kiku Hughes

For historical YA graphic novels , Displacement is one of the must-read books about time travel that will teach young readers about generational trauma, racism, politics, and war.

Follow Kiku, who is displaced in time, back to the period of U.S. Japanese incarceration [internment] camps – essentially glorified prisons – during WW2. Kiku begins learning more about her deceased grandmother’s history, which mirrors the horrid actions under former President Donald Trump. How can Kiku help stop the past from repeating itself, and more so, how can we?

In a simplistic but powerful style of storytelling, Hughes’s emotional YA WW2 book is accessible to young readers. Displacement is also one of the shorter and quicker books with time travel on this list. Find even more LGBT+ graphic novels to read – one of our favorite genres.

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The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

Changing the past can be pretty tempting. We’ve even seen that The Flash cannot resist. However, altering the course of history can be dangerous…

The first of two YA time travel books, Nix is the daughter of a time traveler. Her dad can sail anywhere on his ship, The Temptation. Her dad has his own temptation, though: to travel back to Honolulu in 1868, the year before her mom dies in childbirth. Nix’s father threatens to possibly erase her life and destroy a relationship with her only friend.

Discover even more great books about maps. Or, travel via armchair with these ship books.

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Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

Translated by Anthea Bell | If you are looking for time travel in books and enjoy YA historical fiction, try Ruby Red , which is the first in the Ruby Red Trilogy.

Gwyneth Shepherd quickly learns that she can easily time travel, unlike her cousin who has been preparing her entire life for the feat. Gwyneth wants to know why such a secret was kept from her. There are so many lies. Gwyneth time travels with the handsome Gideon back and forth between modern-day and 18th-century London to uncover secrets from the past.

Back in our MLIS and library days, Ruby Red was one of our favorite YA time travel books to recommend since so few knew about the series. Just a small warning that this enemies-to-lovers trope is a tad sexist, though. Find books like Ruby Red on our books with red (and more colors) in the title reading list .

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Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

A little creepier for young adult time travel novels, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is all about time loops. We’ve only read the first in this eerie series that mixes manipulated vintage photography with a suspenseful and chilling story.

Jacob discovers a decaying orphanage on a mysterious island off the coast of Wales. Known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, the building isn’t exactly abandoned… Jacob runs into peculiar children who might be more than just ghosts.

If you are looking for Kurt Vonnegut-esque time travel books for teenagers, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is for you. Find even more great adult and YA haunted house books to add to your reading list .

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A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle

One of the most well-known books about time travel for families – made even more popular by Oprah and Mindy Kaling, A Wrinkle In Time , is the first book in The Time Quintet .

Although a time travel book series for elementary and middle-grade students – and also a 1963 Newbery Medal winner – adults will love the lessons and whimsical sci-fi quality of A Wrinkle In Time.

Meg Murray and her brother, Charles Wallace, go on an adventure in time to find and rescue their father. Their dad disappeared while working for the government on a mysterious tesseract project.

Watch this thrilling time travel adventure mixed with a coming-of-age story and a little girl power, too.

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Orange by Ichigo Takano

Translated by Lasse Christian Christiansen and Amber Tamosaitis | This YA sci-fi romance manga is one of the most endearing time travel books you’ll ever read.

On the first day of 11th grade, Naho oversleeps for the first time ever. She also receives a letter that claims to be sent from herself 10 years in the future. The letter tells her both of the two big things that will happen to her that day as proof of sender: she will be late, and there will be a new kid in class named Naruse Kakeru from Tokyo who will sit next to her.

Naho is unsure if she trusts the letter, or whether or not she should heed its warnings – especially since it talks about past regrets and trying to undo them.

Orange is an adorable, but heartbreaking time travel manga that teaches us the meaning of friendship, love, regret, and so much more. If you’re looking for the best books about time travel for teens, Orange is the perfect option (and adults will love it too).

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If you devour the time travel genre, don’t miss these great movies…

If you enjoy books that take you back in time, you might also appreciate these top movies with time loops . Would you be able to fix past mistakes, fall in love, and you know, maybe not die this time? Find out if these protagonists succeed.

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Hi, nice list but just FYI you have one of the novels named incorrectly: it should be All Our Wrong Todays, not All Our Wrongs Today.

Thanks for letting us know! Every year, this list grows, and sometimes we miss a few mistakes.

The Things Are Bad Series by Paul L Giles is the funniest, most insightful time travel books I’ve ever read. It has everything!

Thanks so much for the review and rec!

Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain is an engrossing time travel book that I enjoyed immensely.

Our readers and contributors are big Diane Chamberlain fans. Thanks!

A huge time travel fan. A great list. Another time travel book recommendation: Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montemore. Wonderful story.

Thank you so much for the kind words and recommendation! We’ll have to check it out.

Great list, thanks. I also love seeing all the recommendations in the comments. I would add the Chronos Files series to your list. And, of course, the film ABOUT TIME, which is fantastic!

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45 Harrowing Books About the Titanic

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Just before midnight on 14 April 1912, the RMS Titanic , on her maiden voyage, struck an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and within 3 hours she had completely floundered (filled with water and sank). Because she had been deemed “the unsinkable ship” she was fitted with only a fraction of the required lifeboats, many of which on the night weren’t even filled to capacity.

The Titanic was – and remains – one of the worst maritime disasters in history, with over 1,500 people dying from drowning, hypothermia or being struck by parts of the ship as she capsized and split in half. At the time, her sinking was all the newspapers talked about, publishing outrageous conspiracy theories and anything they could get their hands on. And in many ways, this remains the case. There have been countless films and books about the Titanic in the 100+ years since she sank, and I’ve read a lot of them.

I’ve previously written other macabre media posts about my obsession with true stories of survival and books about shipwrecks , so it should come as absolutely no surprise that I have an unhealthy fondness for books about the Titanic .

And honestly, as a dark touris t, my fascination with stories about the Titanic is really no surprise. After all, if tourists could visit the Titanic wreck site, I have no doubt it would be one of the most popular dark tourism sites in the world.

For my part, my interest in the Titanic was already bubbling just below the surface when James Cameron’s blockbuster hit, Titanic , hit theatres in the summer of 1997. Because that summer I won a raffle at my local cinema and got to take home my very own Titanic model building kit, which I dutifully did. So naturally, since I already had the prop, I decided to do my year-long school project on the Titanic . And if you think this was an odd preoccupation for a 3rd grader (aged 8-9), then your mind will probably be blown when I tell you that my project the year before was on the Holocaust. Seriously, I’ve always been like this.

I’ve included something for everyone here, from Titanic books for kids to horror to real survivor stories from the Titanic , so if you can’t find something here that interests you, you might be a lost cause. Or have you considered that books about the Titanic miiiiight not be your thing?

Real Survivor Stories from the Titanic

I think we can all agree that stories from survivors of the Titanic are probably some of the most gripping Titanic literature available. After all, reliving the tragedy through their eyes is the best way to truly understand the scope of what happened.

Titanic: A Survivor’s Story & the Sinking of the S.S. Titanic – Archibald Gracie & John B Thayer

What it’s about: Two survivor stories from the Titanic from men who were aboard it when it sank. 

Who will enjoy this book: People who want to get as close as possible to this tragedy and read real stories from the Titanic will find few better sources than this book. History enthusiasts and Titanic buffs should hopefully find this invaluable. 

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Titanic: A Survivor’s Story is the only Titanic book to contain the information Gracie left behind. Written shortly before his death from the exposure he suffered on the evening of the sinking, Gracie gives a vivid account of the situation as he and the last of the passengers to leave the sinking ship (including fellow survivor John Thayer, whose account is detailed meticulously by Gracie in this book), going so far even to be able to describe who went into which lifeboat.

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Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop Who Survived Both the Titanic and Britannic Disasters – Violet Jessop

What it’s about: Violet Jessop survived both the sinking of the Titanic and her sister ship the Britannic four years later. This is her extraordinary tale of survival, as well as her childhood and how she wound up a stewardess on the Titanic .

Who will enjoy this book: People who want to read survivor stories from the Titanic will be engrossed in and inspired by Violet’s story, and by her bravery to be able to get back aboard another ship. 

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Most stories about the Titanic feature survivors (for obvious reasons). But Violet’s is one of the most incredible real stories from the Titanic written by a real survivor. And, of course, the fact that she not only got on, but also survived another shipwreck is incredibly unique.

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A Girl Aboard the Titanic: The Remarkable Memoir of Eva Hart, a 7-year-old Survivor of the Titanic Disaster – Eva Hart and R. Denney

What’s it about: Autobiography telling the real story of a 7 year old girl who survived the sinking of the Titanic .

Who will enjoy this book: Those interested in stories of Titanic survivors won’t be able to put A Girl Aboard the Titanic down. Eva’s story is tragic and she is unrelentingly honest in her account.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Like any firsthand account of the Titanic disaster, the telling of the events are more raw; you just can’t beat a survivor’s account of the tragedy in terms of authenticity. But Eva’s story is even more unique because although it was written when she was much older, it is told through the eyes of a child, making it simultaneously more terrifying and more hopeful.

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Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived – Andrew Wilson

What’s it about: Released for the 100 year anniversary, Wilson has put together 11 well-researched stories from survivors of the Titanic , adding in new information about their lives post-tragedy.

Who will enjoy this book: Anyone interested in Titanic stories about the survivors, and how they coped with the aftermath.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Shadow of the Titanic is probably the most in-depth account of the lives of these survivors available. Also honestly, I kind of dug the fact that the author points out some interesting truths about Brits that contributed to them being the most likely to die in the tragedy.

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General Non-Fiction Books About the Titanic

There are so many non-fiction books about the Titanic . Some tell the story of the ship, or of the wreckage, while others tell stories from survivors of the Titanic . Since there are so many to choose from, I’ve made sure to include why these are stand-out Titanic books, and who might be interested in picking them up.

Titanic: An Illustrated History – Don Lynch, paintings by Ken Marschall

What’s it about: Coffee table history book about the Titanic , told through photographs, paintings and illustrations.

Who will enjoy this book: If you prefer to get your history accompanied by lots of detailed photographs and drawings, then Titanic: An Illustrated History is probably going to be your top pick from all the available books about shipwrecks. But no judgment here because this book is brilliant!

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Titanic books might be a dime a dozen, but if you want to see the majesty of the ship, or experience the beauty of the ballroom, there is no better book. Lynch has compiled the best photographs, illustrations and paintings available in order to help recreate the magic of the Titanic for the reader. There are also plenty of technical drawings, images of passengers and their belongings, and even shots of the wreckage.

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The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era – Gareth Russell

What’s it about: Russell follows the experiences of six travellers on the voyage of the Titanic and uses them to analyse how its wrecking was symbolic of seismic social change.

Who will enjoy this book: Historians, Titanic enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in modern anthropology and social studies will find this book fascinating.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? The accessibility of The Ship of Dreams is one of its strongest selling points. There’s a huge amount of information here, but it’s presented in a very absorbing and engaging way – complete with colour and black-and-white photographs – and the stories of the selected individuals are given the same caring and professional treatment. Straightforwardly explaining the social climate of 1912 while simultaneously capturing the calamity of the Titanic is no mean feat!

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The Rough Guide to the Titanic – Greg Ward

What’s it about: No-nonsense factual account of the construction, the sinking and the aftermath of the Titanic .

Who will enjoy this book: People searching for a Titanic book that “does it all” so they can get all the facts in one place.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Ward’s Titanic guide is accessible, and covers the tragedy from start to finish so no prior knowledge is required. It’s also laid out so that you can easily skip around if you’re more interested in one aspect than another. This reads more like a history book versus narrative non-fiction, which definitely works better for some when reading about historical events, and helpfully highlights important or interesting facts.

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The Titanic: End of a Dream – Wyn Craig Wade

What’s it about: The Titanic: End of a Dream studies the American Congressional investigation immediately following the Titanic disaster and looks to address all of the questions surrounding its sinking: Why was the ship taking the route it took? Why were a third of the survivors crew members? Why were there so few lifeboats onboard?

Who will enjoy this book: Serious Titanic buffs will get a lot out of this critical analysis of the event and the ensuing investigation into exactly how this “unsinkable” ship managed to do just that.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Wade’s book is meticulously researched and very well written. His unbiased approach covers a lot of historical ground, and whether you have no previous knowledge of the catastrophe or you are very well-versed in Titanic lore, you’ll be able to take something new away from this book.

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Non-Fiction Titanic Books About the Passengers & Crew

Step onboard the famous luxury liner and hear the stories of some of the ship’s most well-known – and most forgotten – crew and passengers.

Black Man on the Titanic: The Story of Joseph Laroche – Serge Bilé

What’s it about: Tells the story of Joseph Laroche, one of the only Black passengers on the Titanic .

Who will enjoy this book: Anyone interested in learning about a unique and fascinating man who is otherwise forgotten in history. This is also a great book if you want more diversity in your Titanic books and are interested in learning about Haiti or racial politics at the turn of the 20th century.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Literally no one else is telling this story; Joseph Laroche is never even mentioned in other books about the Titanic . But Ivorian-French reporter Serge Bilé has made his life come alive through careful research and great storytelling. In fact, it’s easy to forget this isn’t one of the novels about the Titanic listed below.

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Titanic Captain: The Life of Edward John Smith – Gary Cooper 

What’s it about: Edward John Smith, the captain of the Titanic , came from a working class family in Hanley, England. At the age of 17, he began an apprenticeship onboard a sailing ship and quickly worked his way up the ranks, eventually becoming a seasoned captain.

Who will enjoy this book: Historians, Titanic enthusiasts, maritime scholars and just anyone curious about this well-liked captain.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? While Smith features in many stories about the Titanic , this is the only account I am aware of dedicated solely to him and his life. As is often tradition, Smith went down with his ship, and so has never been able to defend himself in regards to the tragedy. Cooper gives a well-researched and non-biased look at who Smith was, why he was so well-liked, and what, if any, part he played in the Titanic ’s demise.

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The Band That Played On: The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic – Steve Turner

What’s it about: As the Titanic sank, 8 musicians continued to stoically play music on the deck in an attempt to calm passengers as they tried to escape to the lifeboats.

Who will enjoy this book: In addition to Titanic historians, musicians and those who look for stories of perseverance in the face of inevitability will have a strong connection to the story of these brave souls.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Turner’s book is the first to examine the lives of these musicians, doing so in great detail. With a background in music journalism, Turner interviewed surviving family members in order to dive into who these people were, how they lived their lives, and what might have made them take the actions that they did as the ship slowly disappeared into the sea.

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Titanic: Women and Children First – Judith B. Geller

What’s it about: A Titanic book about the commemoration of the women and child passengers on the Titanic , with a minor focus on their class structures.

Who will enjoy this book: This may be a good access point for some younger readers to engage with the story of the Titanic tragedy. There are biographies, with accompanying letters, diary entries and newspaper stories, as well as a hundred colour illustrations and stories of the Titanic survivors.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Titanic: Women and Children First serves as an excellent resource of information about this rarely-prioritised group. By sorting the passengers by class, Geller adds another dimension to what could otherwise be just an index of facts, but in this case everything comes together neatly, concisely and, with the addition of the illustrations, beautifully.

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Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic’s First-Class Passengers and Their World – Hugh Brewster

What’s it about: Peak into the lives of the Titanic ’s most famous and distinguished passengers.

Who will enjoy this book: If you’ve never missed an episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians , but wish you were like me and spent more time with your nose in a book, Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage might fill a very specific void.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? We, as a society, seem to be obsessed with the rich and famous, and the Titanic ’s first class passengers were some of the most rich and influential people of the 19th and 20th centuries. Although many survived, many also went down with the ship. Here is a look at their lives and the “exquisite microcosm of the Edwardian era” that rode onboard the Titanic ’s fateful first voyage.

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Non-Fiction Books About the Titanic Sinking

A Night to Remember – Walter Lord

What’s it about: Non-fiction narrative about the sinking of the Titanic . Recounts stories from Titanic survivors and victims.

Who will enjoy this book: Literally anyone interested in books about the Titanic . A Night to Remember is one of the best ones out there.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Considered to be the Titanic bible, A Night to Remember is easily the most famous Titanic book, and for good reason. Walter Lord studied the Titanic for years, and heard as many stories of Titanic survivors and victims as he could, diligently recording harrowing tales of loss. What resulted is one of the best books about the Titanic ever written. The A Night to Remember book (because there’s also a film based on the book), has been used as a reference point for many other Titanic film adaptations, and by other Titanic historians since its first publication in 1955.

Further Reading: If you enjoy his style, Walter Lord’s follow up book The Night Lives On is all about the mysteries and secrets behind one of the most famous shipwrecks in history.

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Titanic 1912: The original news reporting of the sinking of the Titanic – Ken Rossignol

What it’s about: A 21st century news reporter looks back at the original news reports covering the Titanic disaster. 

Who will enjoy this book: Anyone with an interest in journalism and how the methods with which the media reports the news have (or haven’t) changed in the last hundred years will find this Titanic book fascinating … or all too familiar. 

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Rarely will you find so much of the original media coverage collected in one place. Newspapers, magazines, pictures and clippings from the days immediately following the sinking of the Titanic are all showcased here, giving their speculations on what happened, why it happened and who was responsible. At times it’s amazing to see just how wrong some of the early reports were, including some that claimed the Titanic made it to Halifax by tow, and that everyone on board was rescued alive!

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The Other Side of the Night: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic Was Lost – Daniel Allen Butler 

What it’s about: Two ships receive the distress calls from the sinking Titanic within minutes of each other – one races to help, the other chooses not to.

Who will enjoy this book: If you enjoy dramatic investigations into potential criminal actions where morality is brought into question, then this will have you on the edge of your seat waiting for the verdict. 

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Butler spent years researching the actions of the Captains of the Carpathia and the Californian , recounting in his book just how many people could have been saved had they acted differently, and diving deeply into the investigations launched against those deemed by many to have acted callously and negligently. You’re unlikely to find a more thorough approach to the retelling of this compelling story.

Further Reading: Butler is also the author Unsinkable: The Full Story Of The RMS Titanic . After A Night to Remember , this is considered to be one of the most comprehensive and best narrative non-fiction books about the Titanic.

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Non-Fiction Books About the Titanic Discovery

The Discovery of the Titanic – Robert D. Ballard 

What’s it about: This is Robert D. Ballard’s first account of the 12 years he spent searching for the Titanic , and his eventual discovery of the wreck site.

Who will enjoy this book: Literally anyone interested in the Titanic , but especially the wreckage.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Robert D. Ballard was the first person to discover the Titanic after she sank in 1912, so you can’t get much more up close and personal with the wreckage than his personal account. The book includes full length colour photos, and even the exact location of the Titanic ’s final resting spot.

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Her Name, Titanic – Charles Pellegrino 

What’s it about: Follows two timelines and stories: that of the sinking and of the discovery 73 years later.

Who will enjoy this book: If you’re interested in seeing how the ship’s sinking lines up with the wreck site, this narrative non-fiction Titanic book provides fascinating insight into both.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? As Walter Lord (author of A Night to Remember ) said, “It is impossible to pull off this sort of thing without knowing the facts, and Charlie Pellegrino knows his Titanic inside and out.” And it’s true, Pellegrino loves the Titanic and loves writing about it. Because of this, he’s not only been able to paint an accurate first hand account of both events, but through his extensive work with Ballard and other Titanic enthusiasts, he’s managed to make oceanography accessible to everyone.

Further Reading: Pellegrino has a follow up book, Ghosts of the Titanic , which is solely about the sinking and why it happened.

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Best Titanic Books for Kids

Since I rarely read kids books anymore, most of these Titanic books are ones I read and loved as a child. But hey, if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it!

I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (Graphic Novel) – Lauren Tarshis; art by Scott Dawson and adapted by Georgia Bell  

What’s it about: Curious George Calder has been wandering all over the Titanic with his little sister, Phoebe. But one fateful night he slips away and winds up in the first class section where he hears a deafening noise that causes the entire boat to shake.

Who will enjoy this book: Whether you’re an adult or a kid, so long as you enjoy the comic book/graphic novel genre, this is the Titanic book for you.

Why it’s one of the best Titanic books for kids: Let’s be honest, some kids just don’t like reading anything but “picture books”. So I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 serves as not only a potential gateway for other books about the Titanic , but can potentially get kids into history by making it more fun.

Further Reading: This graphic novel is based off the first book in the I Survived… children’s series by Lauren Tarshis that looks at major events throughout history from the point of view of a survivor. Apparently there is an intent to turn the entire series into graphic novels for kids. But if you enjoy this, like or prefer reading longer text and enjoy macabre topics, the I Survived… series is probably right up your alley.

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Tonight on the Titanic [Magic Tree House #17] – Mary Pope Osborne, illustrations by Salvatore Murdocca

What’s it about: Siblings Jack and Annie travel back in time with their magic tree house to the “unsinkable” Titanic where they must assist a dog named Teddy to become human again, and save themselves before it’s too late!

Who will enjoy this book: Kids who enjoy time travel and other magical elements will get on with the magic tree house series in general, as will dog lovers seeing as Teddy features heavily – and so do drawings of him!

Why it’s one of the best Titanic books for kids: Tonight on the Titanic does a good job of introducing a heavy topic to children. It does this by making it a bit more fun and lighthearted – in as much as any book about the Titanic can be fun and lighthearted – by using magic and spells and putting the focus on helping Teddy. However, the book is also full of interesting facts about the Titanic and makes the tragedy real for kids who want to learn more.

Further Reading: There’s a whole Magic Tree House series if they enjoy this one. This is #17, but they really don’t need to be read in order (although this one is the start of a new ‘ set ’ within the series). Many of the topics are a bit darker, although certainly not all, so the series is a good way to introduce kids to darker historical topics in a more lighthearted way.

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Dangerous Waters: An Adventure on Titanic – Gregory Mone

What’s it about: Twelve year old Patrick Waters gets wrapped up in a caper involving a rare stolen book and a stowaway thief onboard the Titanic . Then disaster strikes…

Who will enjoy this book: Although there is light adventure and mystery, at its heart this is a book about books and their significance, so if that’s your thing, add this to your pile of must-read Titanic books!

Why it’s one of the best Titanic books for kids: Dangerous Waters is a fun and educational way to broach the Titanic for kids. Amidst the terror and the adventure, the real focus of this book is to instil a love of reading by highlighting the true magic of books – and just how much knowledge was lost when the Titanic sank.

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Titanic Crossing – Barbara Williams

What’s it about: 13 year old Albert Trask is travelling onboard the Titanic with his family to the USA to be closer to his grandmother. No one else in his family is particularly excited about the move, but Albert can’t wait to sail on the “unsinkable” ship and get the chance to explore and sketch it. But when the unthinkable happens, he’s forced to make some incredible grown-up decisions.

Who will enjoy this book: It’s a solid Titanic book for elementary-aged students to help learn about the Titanic , tolerance and life. 

Why it’s one of the best Titanic books for kids: This was one of the first Titanic books I ever read, so maaaaybe I’m a little biased, but I think this is a great book to introduce the Titanic to kids. In addition to Albert’s story, Titanic Crossing also tells the reader a bit about the ship’s construction (especially through Albert’s artistic eye) and Edwardian era issues surrounding classism and sexism.

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Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912 – Ellen Emerson White – Dear America Series

What’s it about: Margaret Brady is a young orphan girl from Whitechapel in London, England who is offered passage to the USA to join her older brother by Mrs Carstairs, a wealthy American. Unfortunately, they’ll be travelling onboard the RMS Titanic .

Who will enjoy this book: This is a great book for kids who enjoy epistolary novels or diary style narratives.

Why it’s one of the best Titanic books for kids: I, as I’m sure many kids of my generation did, read several of the Dear America series when I was younger. Since I was obsessed with the Titanic , this was of course a standout for me. Of course, when I was a kid there wasn’t the plethora of kids books about the Titanic that there is today, but I still think there is a great book for younger audiences to read about the events from a first person POV and connect to the characters.

Further Reading: There’s a more recent one of these that’s part of the Dear Canada series that honestly sounds like it might have a bit more plot to it. So if you’re looking for more books about the Titanic for kids and enjoy this format, check out That Fatal Night: The Titanic Diary of Dorothy Wilton by Sarah Ellis .

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Kaspar the Titanic Cat – Michael Morpurgo, illustrations by Michael Foreman

**Originally called Kaspar Prince of Cats

What’s it about: A bellboy who becomes the unexpected owner of a rich Countess’ cat soon embarks with said cat on a journey accompanying a wealthy heiress across the Atlantic aboard the Titanic .

Who will enjoy this book: Obviously cat lovers (like me!) are the target audience and, fortunately, they will get a lot out of this more whimsical take on the Titanic story, which is semi-inspired by a real cat!

Why it’s one of the best Titanic books for kids: As with many books for children, this one is greatly improved by the illustrations. Foreman’s drawings are very characterful, and both embellish and give shape to the world Morpurgo describes – which is a great help as a lot of things happen in this book.

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Voices of the Titanic – Mary Montero

What’s it about: Kid-friendly history book about the Titanic .

Who will enjoy this book: This is a fantastic introduction to the Titanic for kids, but it’s really a book the whole family can get something out of.

Why it’s one of the best Titanic books for kids: Voices of the Titanic is a great gateway book for those interested in learning more about the Titanic , or even dipping their toes in the Shipwreck books genre. The book has bite-sized stories of survival and tragedy aboard the Titanic , including mini-biographies of survivors and those who died covering all walks of life from the wealthy, the poor, and the crew.

Further Reading: Mary Montero also has a Q&A book about the Titanic full of interesting facts for kids. 

Buy Voices of the Titanic

Best YA Titanic Books

I’m gonna be totally honest here, I haven’t read most of these Titanic stories because I don’t like YA fiction. I recognise there are a lot of great ones out there and I’m glad the genre has expanded in scope EXPONENTIALLY since I was a teenager, but 99% of the time when I sit down to read a YA book these days, I struggle and I wind up giving up. Therefore the YA Titanic books listed below are ones that have been recommended to me by fellow Titanic enthusiasts who DO like the genre!

The Watch That Ends the Night – Allan Wolf

What’s it about: The Watch That Ends the Night tells the stories of Titanic survivors through the medium of poetry.

Who will enjoy this book: Poetry enthusiasts, Titanic story completionists and anyone who likes reading about the survivor’s stories of the Titanic . I’ve seen this labelled as YA, adult and child, but anyone who enjoys poetry can get something out of this collection.

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? Poetry is a new and unique way to communicate the story of the Titanic and her survivors, and Wolf does so with beautiful and chilling language – I can safely say there aren’t any other poetry books about the Titanic currently out there. But this is also one of the most memorable Titanic books I’ve read; many of the poems will haunt you long after you’ve put down the book. Unfortunately this book is no longer in print, but it’s worth picking up a secondhand copy, anyway!

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Destined – Allison Kraft

What’s it about: Apolline Greer somehow travels back in time 100 years into the body of her ancestor and finds love and vampires onboard the Titanic in this YA fantasy romance.

Who will enjoy this book: Buffy stans and anyone looking for love in all the wrong places.

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? Romance and Titanic books tend to go together like eggs and bacon, but how often do they involve blood sucking fiends, vampire hunters and time travel? This certainly isn’t one of the most historically accurate novels about the Titanic , but it’s definitely a unique take on the tragedy.

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Distant Waves – Suzanne Weyn

What’s it about: Five sisters team up with, among others, Nikola Tesla as they try to use some of his inventions to escape the sinking of the Titanic . 

Who will enjoy this book: Nikola Tesla (and his supernatural inventions) is a popular character with steampunk fans, and anyone who likes a touch of science fiction in their historical dramas will also enjoy this fairly unique take on a well-told story. 

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? Other than because it’s Tesla on the Titanic ? Well, in addition to expanding on the already sensational subject matter with his addition to the crew, Distant Waves also covers a decent period before the protagonists get aboard the Titanic to give insight into the period. With good amounts of additional spiritualist plot and character development, there’s plenty of extra stakes for the reader to enjoy in this Titanic story.

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Fateful – Claudia Gray 

What’s it about: A young woman hoping to escape the wealthy family she serves after the Titanic arrives in America is captivated by a handsome first-class passenger with a dark and gruesome past – and he’s being stalked by werewolves!

Who will enjoy this book: The werewolf trope carries a certain amount of narrative expectation, and those who enjoy them will not be disappointed. There are also elements of a thriller, and a class boundary-crossing romance (in addition to the overall maritime tragedy setting), so there’s plenty for everyone.

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? If you settle in and let this book take you along for the ride, it can be a lot of fun. The danger starts early, the threats are deadly, the heroine is beautiful and the hero is dashing. Like other supernatural takes on the Titanic story, the introduction of werewolves adds a heightened level of tension to an already precarious situation. Take with a pinch of salt (or silver), dive in and enjoy.

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The Time-Traveling Fashionista On Board the Titanic – Bianca Turetsky

What’s it about: A young suburban girl who dreams of opulence finds a dress at the mall which can transport her back in time to the Titanic . 

Who will enjoy this book: Science fiction, historical drama, catastrophic disaster, high fashion … this Titanic book has it all! If you’re a fan of any of the above, then there’s something in this for you. 

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? I think it’s safe to stay you won’t find any many other Titanic stories that focus so heavily on fashion. But if you enjoy fashion, there’s a lot to love about this book, because it’s definitely a take on the story that not many people have seen before. In some cases, quite literally: along with the story, there are thirty full-colour illustrations of dresses throughout history featured within, to enrich your eyes as well as your imagination.

Further Reading: If you love this foray into history, there are two followups in the series about Marie Antoinette and Cleopatra .

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Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead. – Chris Pauls and Matt Solomon 

What it’s about: What if the Titanic was carrying a weaponised zombie virus? It would be quite the catastrophe if there was an uprising of the undead … 

Who will enjoy this book: Anyone who enjoys zombie stories should immediately fall in love with this unusual take on historical fiction, and fans of horror can look forward to scenes of gory mayhem. 

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? The recipe of watching the struggle of a group of people in claustrophobic conditions trying to fight their way through hordes of the undead is a proven success with audiences the world over. By juxtaposing that premise with the infamous sinking of the Titanic Pauls and Solomon have set the stage for an enjoyably tense romp which should strike a chord with plenty of Titanic historians looking for an escapist adventure.

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Raise the Titanic! [Dirk Pitt #4] – Clive Cussler

What’s it about: Working covertly with the US government, Dirk Pitt must uncover the secrets of the Titanic before they fall into the wrong hands. Just one problem – it’s still buried 12,600 feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean.

Who will enjoy this book: Titanic enthusiasts and anyone who loves an over-the-top thriller. Fans of Indiana Jones, Jack Ryan and James Bond are sure to enjoy protagonist Dirk Pitt in this cold war Titanic book.

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? When it came to shipwrecks, Clive Cussler knew his sh*t. He was basically a real life Dirk Pitt. He dedicated his life to preserving American maritime history and the founded of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) to do just that (the agency also features in several of his books). He and his NUMA crew are responsible for discovering dozens of significant underwater shipwreck sites.

Further Reading: If you enjoy this one, Clive Cussler has two novels about the Titanic , the second of which is a prequel called The Titanic Secret .

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The Midnight Watch – David Dyer

What’s it about: As the Titanic sinks, its distress rockets are watched by Second Officer Herbert Stone from the bridge of the Californian a few miles away. He alerts his captain, Stanley Lord … but he does nothing. The next day, with the Titanic sunk, Herbert and Lord try to cover up evidence of their inaction. But their terrible secret is eventually revealed. 

Who will enjoy this book: This fictional retelling of the true actions (or lack thereof) of the Californian captain will appeal to those who enjoy stories of secret injustices brought to light, and the way the narrative unfolds is reminiscent of a political thriller. 

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? Dyer’s choice of characters through which to retell this story – the Captain, his immediate confidant, and a family of passengers in third-class accommodation aboard the Titanic – gives this novel a very humanising touch. From the panic of the family members to the calculation of the officers, each decision they make has the characters’ emotions behind it fully visible to the reader, which draws you into the narrative very effectively.

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Titanic: The Last Night of a Small Town – John Welshman

What’s it about: Drawing from the genuine autobiographical accounts of twelve survivors from the sinking of the Titanic , this novel covers the catastrophe from perspectives right across the cultural board, from rich to poor, sailor to servant, European to American. 

Who will enjoy this book: If you like multiple intertwining storylines but would prefer to read fictionalised accounts about real survivor stories from the Titanic instead of from fully fictional characters then this is the Titanic book for you! 

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? The big selling point here is the sheer wealth of different perspectives on the disaster, as each character’s circumstances are interwoven with each other in a minute-by-minute account of how each person was able to survive the disaster. With so many points of view to jump between, the pace rarely lets up, with the tension rising as each character struggles to stay alive.

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Heart of Disaster – Rachel Wesson

What’s it about: A group of strangers in third class passage aboard the Titanic – four single adults, a married couple and a stoker from the bowels of the ship – meet for the first time and bond on the night of the disaster. 

Who will enjoy this book: Readers who enjoy a good, fleshed-out group dynamic as opposed to a single protagonist in their fiction shall enjoy Heart of Disaster , as well as those who appreciate well-written scenes of tension and panic.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Wesson has managed to create characters the reader can really relate to, and during the course of the novel at times it really does feel like you’re right there with them. If you’re looking for a Titanic book that hooks you emotionally, then this should be high on your list. Heart of Disaster also focuses on third class Irish passengers, who rarely get the spotlight in stories about the Titanic .

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SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Novels About the Titanic

The Deep – Alma Katsu

What’s it about: Several passengers on board the Titanic think it might be haunted, and four years later onboard the Britannic two of them will meet again, but are we sure they both survived the Titanic ?

Who will enjoy this book: Lovers of horror, the supernatural and anyone looking for an atmospheric spooky read!

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? The Deep perfectly combines real-life and supernatural horror in one of the best novels about the Titanic . This book is clearly a labour of love, full of carefully researched details, and real-life figures, including one of the most unique Titanic survivor stories: Violet Jessop.

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The Candle Man – Alex Scarrow

What’s it about: Two dying passengers onboard the Titanic , one an older gentleman and one a younger woman, sit drinking together as the ship sinks. When the girl asks if the man has any stories he wants to share before the night is done, he begins to recount his life in Whitechapel, London starting back in 1888 when he first met Mary Kelly…

Who will enjoy this book: Jack the Ripper meets the Titanic … do I really need to say more?

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? The Candle Man combines two of history’s most macabre fascinations into one story. Marketed as a ‘Victorian thriller’ this definitely lives up to that label, filled with rich characters and unexpected twists and turns. Just be aware that the focus here is on the Ripper and not the Titanic , which really just serves as a setting for the man to unburden. So really it’s cheating, but I don’t care ’cause it’s still such a unique concept. Plus, Alex Scarrow lives in Norwich , and I have to represent.

Buy The Candle Man

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From Time to Time – Jack Finney

What’s it about: Simon Morley is tasked with travelling back in time to protect a man who has documents that could prevent WWI. The only problem is he seems to be travelling onboard the Titanic …

Who will enjoy this book: This is a bit of a cheat since it’s a sequel to the 1970s modern sci-fi classic Time and Again . However, although it isn’t the perfect sequel, readers who enjoyed Time and Again might be happy to be reunited with their favourite time traveller, Si Morley.

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? Because it’s a great historical time travelling romp. I read these both when I was a kid and again as a teenager, and maybe I just have bad taste (because a lot of people don’t enjoy the sequel nearly as much), or I’m just biased towards novels about the Titanic , but I really enjoyed From Time to Time . Sure, it’s not as good as its predecessor, but reading about Si’s time onboard the Titanic as he essentially tries to save the world brought him back to life all over again for me.

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The Time Travel Journals: Shipbuilder – Marlene Dotterer

What’s it about: Irish physicist Sam Altair and his assistant, Casey Wilson, accidentally travel back in time to 1906. But when Casey meets and falls in love with Thomas Andrews, the man who will design the Titanic (and die onboard), she faces the dilemma of telling him the truth.

Who will enjoy this book: Those who love books full of ethical dilemmas, time travel and romance. Which I promise is not as specific as it sounds.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? While most stories about the Titanic deal with the ship’s final hours, The Time Travel Journals asks the question, “What if we could stop the Titanic from ever being built?” and creates a world around this moral quandary. Dotterer’s characters feel real and lived in, and we can easily sympathise with their struggle as they try to do the right thing. 

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Titanic 1912: A Lovecraft Mythos Novel – Catt Dahman

**Originally called Titanic: QED

What it’s about: The sinking of the Titanic was only the start of the nightmare – now those who haven’t frozen to death must fight for their lives as Lovecraftian nightmares begin to bleed into our reality.

Who will enjoy this book: Lovecraft stans, Jaws fans and horror clans will enjoy a fresh take on one of history’s most famous tragedies.

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? Honestly this wasn’t quite my cup of tea since I don’t really “get” Lovecraft, but I think if you do, you’ll love Titanic 1912 . If you think man vs nature epics like Jaws would be better with monsters, now is your chance to find out!

Buy Titanic 1912: A Lovecraft Mythos Novel

Romance Novels About the Titanic

Like YA, Romance doesn’t tend to be my genre of choice, so while I don’t love all these books particular Titanic books, I can appreciate that others will probably get a lot more out of them than I do!

On a Cold Dark Sea – Elizabeth Blackwell 

What it’s about: Three women with different pasts and circumstances watch the Titanic sink from a lifeboat. Twenty years later, a sudden death brings them back together. 

Who will enjoy this book: Fans of romantic thrillers and those who look for strong female leads will find the lives of the three protagonists as Titanic survivors very engaging. 

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? On a Cold Dark Sea manages to successfully juggle the disparate lives of its characters across multiple genres, while keeping the whole story grounded in reality through the clever use of accurate newspaper articles and court transcripts from the time. With so much going on there’s something for almost everyone!

Buy On a Cold Dark Sea

Women & Children First – Gill Paul

What’s it about: Following the sinking of the Titanic , the stories of four survivors who couldn’t be more different are told through alternating chapters.

Who will enjoy this book: Women and Children First is a great option for anyone who enjoys a solid historical fiction novel with elements of romance and mystery thrown in. This Titanic book would also likely interest people wanting to read novels about PTSD, or coping with grief and loss.

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? While the first part of this book is about getting to know the four main characters in the lead up to the sinking, the bulk of the boat is about how they each cope with the shock and trauma. This is one of the better novels about the Titanic to deal with the aftermath of the sinking, especially because all of the main characters are so dissimilar and cope in entirely different ways.

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The Dressmaker – Kate Alcott 

What’s it about: An aspiring seamstress seemingly gets the break of a lifetime when she is hired by Lady Lucille Duff Gordon to be her personal maid aboard the Titanic . But as she becomes involved in a love triangle between a kind sailor and a Chicago millionaire, disaster strikes.

Who will enjoy this book: The Dressmaker is a proper romance, through and through, so fans of drama and romantic tension will have much to enjoy. As the book takes a darker turn in the second half (in more ways than one), fans of characters who have to make difficult moral choices should also be satisfied.

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? Alcott’s novel successfully travels a well-worn road of emotions, and her prose helps the reader to fully immerse themselves in the narrative. With the book continuing beyond the actual sinking, there’s plenty of drama to be had still, with dark suspicions falling on those whose consciences might not be as clear as they seem.

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The Girl Who Came Home – Hazel Gaynor

What’s it about: Maggie Murphy, an Irish immigrant from a small village, leaves behind her sweetheart, Séamus, and boards the Titanic . Miraculously, she is one of the few third class passengers to survive the sinking of the Titanic and afterwards vows never to talk about it again. 73 years later in 1985, she shares her secret with her great-grand daughter, Grace, altering both of their lives.

Who will enjoy this book: If you loved Brooklyn , this book will be in your wheelhouse. After all, romance, family secrets and the Titanic – what’s not to like?

Why pick up this book about the Titanic ? The Girl Who Came Home is loosely based on the real Addergoole 14, a group of 14 poor Irish immigrants travelling onboard the Titanic who all came from a small village called Addergoole in North Mayo county, Ireland. Of the 14, only three survived the sinking. Gaynor brings to life their story, and the lives of those in third class – a story that rarely gets told over that of the more famous and opulent guests onboard.

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A Matter of Time – Michael J. Bowler

What’s it about: Jamie Collins keeps dreaming about the Titanic and an evil creature with fangs who stalks the ship. Then Jamie gets sick. He’s craving blood and the daylight makes him awfully ill… Jamie realises he has to go back in time to the Titanic in order to save himself from this creature, but doing so introduces him to Kate, another passenger…

Who will enjoy this book: Lovers of paranormal romance page-turners who like a bit of historical drama thrown in will love A Matter of Time.

What sets this book about the Titanic apart? Most paranormal-themed novels about the Titanic are YA, but if you’re looking for one a bit more grown up, you’ll probably love this mixed genre Titanic book. Plus, this is definitely one of the most unique stories about the Titanic that incorporates elements of time travel, romance, supernatural themes and adventure, and addresses important questions like, “even if we can, should we change history?”

Buy A Matter of Time

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A Titanic Theory Turns Jack Into a Time Traveler – and the Film Offers Proof

Titanic's Jack Dawson is an otherworldly love interest to Rose. But one theory believes his otherworldliness has a sci-fi explanation.

Titanic is a monumental romantic drama set around the titular ship's historic sinking in 1912. To build the drama around the film, it focuses on Rose and Jack's doomed love affair leading up to the fateful accident with the iceberg. While James Cameron's film has a fairly straightforward narrative, that doesn't mean there isn't any room for some outrageous and thought-provoking theories.

One theory brought up in a 22 Words article revolves around the idea that Jack Dawson is actually a time traveler sent to the past to save Rose. And although the idea seems highly unlikely right out of the gate, there are many inconsistencies in the film surrounding Jack's dialogue and style that help add fuel to the fire.

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Why Titanic's Jack Dawson Could Be a Time Traveler

The first reason why Jack could have traveled through time is that he has to gamble to get a ticket onto the ship, not having any currency from the era to get a ticket. Jack also mentions fishing on Lake Wissota, an artificial lake created in 1917, and tells Rose that he will take her on the rollercoaster at the Santa Monica pier, which didn't open until 1916. So, already, Jack displays signs that his memories are from an imminent future rather than the past.

Jack's hairstyle, cigarettes and backpack were all also invented in the '30s and early '40s, making nearly every aspect of his character representative of a man out of time. The theory goes on to explain that Jack's reason for traveling into the past was to find Rose before she committed suicide so that she could live past the Titanic . This allows him to spend more time with Rose to try and keep her from ever wanting to contemplate a similar fate ever again.

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Titanic's Time Travel Theory Gives James Cameron's Films More Depth

Another aspect that takes the theory to new heights is the idea that Rose's life has much larger implications that tie directly to one of Cameron's other films, The Terminator . The theory interestingly posits that Rose is the grandmother of Sarah Connor, the mother to humanity's savior, John Connor . Therefore, not only does saving Rose ensure the fate of the timeline and no alterations to it, but it also means that Rose can live on to have a child that eventually sires Sarah Connor.

While the theory takes small ideas and greatly hyperbolizes them, it does add to the grandiose ideas that often come from Cameron's films. It's never confirmed in Titanic that Jack Dawson is from a different time, and it likely never will be. Still, the idea adds a unique sci-fi twist to Titanic that injects excitement into the story while not outwardly affecting the overall impact of the now-classic film.

Was the coward of the Titanic really a hero? The book "Understanding J. Bruce Ismay" says yes

Clifford ismay, a distant relation of the much-maligned businessman, released the book "understanding j. bruce ismay," that aimed to tell the story of ismay's role in the evacuation of the titanic. .

The book "Understanding J. Bruce Ismay" claims the managing director of White Star Line, fiercely criticized for escaping the Titanic on a lifeboat, was a hero who helped dozens of women escape the sinking ship. 

Clifford Ismay, a distant relation of the much-maligned businessman, released "Understanding J. Bruce Ismay" in April 2022, aiming to tell the story of Ismay's role in the evacuation of the Titanic. 

Ismay had been showered in praise by first-class passengers on the luxury liner since it left Southampton on April 10, receiving praise for the Titanic's magnificent grand staircase, Turkish baths, libraries, and squash courts among many other luxurious features. 

The businessman was woken by a loud vibration on the night of April 14 when the Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean. He initially thought that the ship had lost a propeller and pulled on his dressing gown before stepping out from his cabin to investigate. 

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When he reached the bridge, he received the fatal news from Captain Edward Smith , who informed him that the unsinkable ship was sinking. 

Ismay sprang into action, working tirelessly in the two hours between the Titanic hitting the iceberg and the liner sinking to the bottom of the ocean. 

Witnesses reported that Ismay ordered men to stand aside to allow women and children to reach the Titanic's lifeboats, helping to fill a total of eight lifeboats, according to Clifford Ismay's new book.  

He played a key role in convincing women in first class to board the lifeboats, also convincing a steward who had held a woman back because she was "only crew" to allow her on board. 

However, Ismay was vilified for the rest of his life for his decision to board the last lifeboat to be lowered from the doomed ship. 

US newspapers labeled Ismay the "coward of the Titanic", with some claiming that his company's name should be changed from White Star to Yellow. 

The bulk of the criticism came from papers owned by Ismay's rival William Randolph Hearst, who gleefully accepted the opportunity to blacken Ismay's name, according to the new book. 

The book explores how Ismay only boarded the last lifeboat when a call went out for more women and none came forward. It also examines other claims that Ismay was already in the lifeboat assisting women and children when it was lowered and another claim that a man bundled him into the vessel. 

Clifford Ismay's book also examines how the English businessman was haunted for the rest of his life by his decision to preserve his own life ahead of other passengers on the ship, revealing that his hair turned from black with a few strands of grey to snow-white just days after the disaster. 

Charles Lightoller, one of the highest-ranking officers to survive the sinking, reported that Ismay was "obsessed with the idea that he ought to have gone down with the ship because women had gone down". 

"I tried to get that idea out of his head. The doctor tried, too. But we had difficulty in arousing Mr. Ismay, solely owing to the fact that women had gone down in the ship and he had not," Lightoller said. 

Ismay was also accused of encouraging the Titanic to sail at a dangerous pace in order to beat the record for an Atlantic crossing previously set by its sister ship the Olympic. 

However, Clifford Ismay writes that this claim is based on the flimsy evidence of an American passenger who claimed that she overheard tell Captain Smith that he wanted the voyage to beat the world record. The passenger later said she could not positively identify Ismay or Smith with any certainty. 

*Originally published in April 2022. Updated in April 2024. 

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The Titanic drug poisoning: is one of the greatest mysteries in film history about to be solved?

While filming the epic movie, 80 people – including James Cameron and Bill Paxton – were hospitalised after their food was spiked with PCP. Who was behind the psychedelic clam chowder?

Name: The Titanic drug poisoning.

Appearance: A psychedelic clam chowder.

No whimsy, please. But that’s exactly what it was. There was some clam chowder, and it was psychedelic, and it sent a bunch of people to hospital.

Because it was too groovy? No, because it was deliberately laced with PCP during the production of the movie Titanic.

Is this true? You haven’t heard the story?

No. It’s a doozy. In 1996, during the filming of Titanic, about 80 people including James Cameron and Bill Paxton ended up in hospital after some of the food on set was spiked with the hallucinogenic drug PCP. It was reported at the time that Cameron shouted, “There’s something in me! Get it out,” while a conga line formed around him.

This cannot be true. It really is! It’s a matter of record. Police in Halifax, Nova Scotia, closed the case in 1999, but its information and privacy commissioner Tricia Ralph has just ordered the police to release all the information it has about the incident.

It hasn’t already? No. Police created a 10-page rapid incident report, but passages from witness testimony were redacted. Ralph has asked that the redactions be removed. If the police complies, we might know the truth about the poisonings by mid-May.

What are the leading theories? It depends who you ask. At the time, the man in charge of the catering company blamed Hollywood in general, saying: “It was the Hollywood crowd bringing in the psychedelic shit … It was done like a party thing that got carried away.”

But that might not be the case? No. Last year Cameron told a Canadian radio show that it might have stemmed from someone wanting to get the caterers into trouble, after having an argument with them. “Of course, the operating theory was that I was such a psycho maniac that [the perpetrator was] trying to get back at me, but I reject that theory out of hand for obvious reasons,” he said.

This is almost as big a mystery as the sinking of the Titanic itself. Let’s be sensible here. The sinking of the Titanic didn’t involve anyone dancing the conga in a hospital – this is better.

Wait a minute, were Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet drugged too? No, because they weren’t on set that day. As such, their relationship with clam chowder remains relatively unchanged.

At least the drug passed through Cameron without leaving a mark. You say that, but the man has spent the last few decades making a number of films about blue alien hippies who have sex by plugging their hair into each other. Maybe the half-life of PCP is longer than we knew.

Do say: “I’m the king of the world!”

Don’t say: “No, really, I ate three bowls of chowder and now believe myself to be a literal monarch.”

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• Ji-won escaped an abusive marriage after going back in time and decided to focus on her professional career.
• Both shows involve second chances and reevaluating life priorities for the main characters.

Park Min-young’s character in the time travel K-drama Marry My Husband perfectly flipped her most famous role, Kim Mi-so from What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim . One of the most acclaimed actors of her generation, Park Min-young has starred in several successful shows. This includes hits like What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim and Forecasting Love and Weather , the former of which is widely considered one of the best K-dramas of all time . Following a two-year hiatus from Korean dramas, Park Min-young recently starred in Marry My Husband , which ran from January 1 to February 20, 2024.

While shows like Her Prive Life and Forecasting Love and Weather were very well received, What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim arguably remains Park Min-young’s most famous role six years later. Released in 2018, What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim featured Park Min-young as Kim Mi-so, a highly efficient secretary who was now reconsidering her priorities. The show also starred Park Seo-joon as Young-joon , Mi-so’s boss. There are some interesting parallels between Marry My Husband and What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim , especially when it comes to the differences between Park Min-young’s characters.

Park Min-young’s Marry My Husband Character Flips Her Secretary Kim Role

Kang ji-won has the opposite goal from kim mi-so.

In Marry My Husband , Park Min-young plays Kang Ji-won , who, at the start of the series, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. On the same day she received her diagnosis, Ji-won found out her husband was cheating on her with her best friend. Not only that, but the two of them were counting the days for Ji-won to die so that they could get the insurance money. To accelerate things, Ji-won’s husband tried to kill her once she found out about his affair. While Ji-won did tie in this timeline, she instantly woke up 10 years in the past.

Mi-so’s story was not as tragic as Ji-won’s, yet both of these characters realized there was something wrong with their lives and decided it was time to change.

Ji-won was mysteriously given the chance to rebuild her life in Marry My Husband , after which she decided not only to plot her revenge against her soon-to-be-husband but also to ditch everything that was hurting her. Ji-won built new friendships, stopped caring about pleasing everyone, and focused on her professional career instead of living for her fiancé. Ji-won regained control of her life after leaving an abusive marriage as part of a toxic family that also included an abusive mother-in-law. Her character arc in the time travel K-drama was the opposite of what Mi-so went through in What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim .

In What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim , Park Min-young’s character is somewhat happy professionally but dreams of building a family and wants to focus more on her personal life. Secretary Kim had built an incredible reputation as the trustable, competent executive secretary of an important CEO, yet she was not fully happy. Mi-so was tired of being known as “Secretary Kim” and wanted to build a life outside of work. Mi-so’s story was not as tragic as Ji-won’s, yet both of these characters realized there was something wrong with their lives and decided it was time to change.

How Marry My Husband Is Different From What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim

Marry my husband was about ji-won finding her strength.

Marry My Husband and What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim play with some similar tropes , including but not limited to romance at the workplace. That said, they are very different shows with very different tones. Marry My Husband adds a supernatural element to a classic tale of revenge, with the time travel aspect of the story setting the narrative for Kang Ji-won’s journey. Most of the show is told from the perspective of Ji-won, allowing viewers to connect with her as her plan for revenge progresses. Most Marry My Husband characters are oblivious to Ji-won’s secret, except for her boss, Ji-hyuk.

Marry My Husband Ending Explained: Does Ji-won Find Happiness?

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim , on the other hand, tells its story from the perspective of Park Min-young and Park Seo-joon’s characters . It becomes clear right from episode 1 that Secretary Kim and Young-joon have feelings for each other and might become a couple. From then on, the show explores how Mi-so’s decision to leave her job affects not only her life but also her boss’ life. Their pasts are slowly revealed as the show progresses, with audiences learning that their connection is deeper than anyone imagined. Compared to Marry My Husband ’s time travel plot , What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim is more grounded.

Marry My Husband & What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim Do Have Things In Common

Both k-dramas were about second chances.

Despite the differences between What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim ’s Mi-so and Marry My Husband ’s Ji-won, both shows are essentially about the same thing – second chances. Even though they were facing different challenges, these two characters were given a second chance in life and reconsidered their priorities. Ji-won’s tragedy led her to distance herself from all the toxic people in her life, which is why Marry My Husband was not only about revenge but also about fresh starts. Park Min-young’s character in What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim was in a relatively good place, yet she rightfully felt like she deserved more.

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