Short Fiction · Character

The Man from Time

A celebrated Time scholar whose twenty-seven days of shielded observation collapse into a paralyzing dread he cannot name, even to the wife beside him.

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Also known as Daring Moonson, Moonson, Man

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Moonson travels through the ages behind the protective glass of a Time Observatory, admired by his fellow travelers as a man of courage and firm determination. But a recent horror has cracked that surface: he now dreads the fog outside the viewpane, the wheel and dip of the machine, every date he once savored. His estrangement from Rutella—the wife who watches him as a stranger might—sharpens the torment, making his private terror a wedge driven into the one intimacy that might have steadied him.

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Core romantic subplot
Military and romantic leads
Doctor and artist group
Harmon family circle

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Aftermath
Closing

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Uncle Al
psychological · negative
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Sally Anders
psychological · negative
Joan Langford
psychological · negative
Pete
rivalry · negative
Pete
rivalry · negative
Uncle Al
psychological · negative
A mysterious and possibly manipulative dynamic, with The Man from Time exerting an… How this plays out →
Joan Langford
psychological · negative
Uncle Al
psychological · negative
A mysterious and possibly manipulative dynamic, with The Man from Time exerting an… How this plays out →
Joan Langford
psychological · negative
Sally Anders
psychological · negative
Sally Anders
psychological · negative

Uncle Al
A mysterious and possibly manipulative dynamic, with The Man from Time exerting an unusual influence over Uncle Al.
Sally Anders
A tense, possibly obsessive or fearful connection, with Sally caught in the orbit of The Man from Time.
Joan Langford
A disturbing or manipulative connection, with The Man from Time preying on or controlling Joan.
Pete
A direct antagonistic relationship, with Pete opposing The Man from Time's schemes.
Pete
A direct antagonistic relationship, with Pete opposing The Man from Time's schemes.
Uncle Al
A mysterious and possibly manipulative dynamic, with The Man from Time exerting an unusual influence over Uncle Al.
Joan Langford
A disturbing or manipulative connection, with The Man from Time preying on or controlling Joan.
Uncle Al
A mysterious and possibly manipulative dynamic, with The Man from Time exerting an unusual influence over Uncle Al.
Joan Langford
A disturbing or manipulative connection, with The Man from Time preying on or controlling Joan.
Sally Anders
A tense, possibly obsessive or fearful connection, with Sally caught in the orbit of The Man from Time.
Sally Anders
A tense, possibly obsessive or fearful connection, with Sally caught in the orbit of The Man from Time.

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The Man the Martians Made
Central character transformed by Martians, grappling with his new identity and abilities.
The Man from Time
Daring Moonson, the protagonist, is a time traveler suffering from an intense 'Time Fear' that drives him to secretly escape into the past.
The Calm Man
Sally's husband, revealed to be a Martian who has been repairing a spaceship for eight years and plans to return to Mars with Tommy.

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