# Thomas Billings — The Land That Time Forgot character guide

> Thomas Billings in The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Tom Billings, Billings, Tom Billings, Tom, Mr. Billings

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Snapshot

A resourceful American who joins the relief expedition to Caprona, he conceals a disassembled hydro-aeroplane in the hold and reveals it only when the cliffs demand it.

## Who they are

Billings leads the Toreador's search party, keeping his plans for scaling Caprona's barrier cliffs to himself until the island is actually sighted. Where others wager and speculate, he has quietly stowed an electric drill, a lifesaving mortar, and the crated parts of a hydro-aeroplane, unveiling the last as his most feasible scheme. His patient, methodical competence makes him the counterweight to the expedition's uncertainties, and his reconnaissance will determine whether the rescue party ever reaches the world Bowen Tyler described.

## Relationships

### [Ajor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/characters/ajor)

_romantic_

Ajor and Thomas Billings develop a romantic relationship, with Ajor being a native woman who becomes attached to Billings.

### [Bradley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/characters/bradley)

_friendship_

Bradley and Thomas Billings are fellow explorers and friends, working together to survive and understand the strange land.

### [Bowen J. Tyler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/characters/bowen_j_tyler)

_friendship_

Bowen J. Tyler and Thomas Billings are fellow explorers and friends, sharing a common goal of survival and discovery.

### [Ajor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/characters/ajor)

_romantic_

Ajor and Thomas Billings develop a romantic relationship, with Ajor being a native woman who becomes attached to Billings.

### [Bradley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/characters/bradley)

_friendship_

Bradley and Thomas Billings are fellow explorers and friends, working together to survive and understand the strange land.

### [Bowen J. Tyler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/characters/bowen_j_tyler)

_friendship_

Bowen J. Tyler and Thomas Billings are fellow explorers and friends, sharing a common goal of survival and discovery.

### [Ajor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/characters/ajor)

_romantic_

Ajor and Thomas Billings develop a romantic relationship, with Ajor being a native woman who becomes attached to Billings.

### [Bradley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/characters/bradley)

_friendship_

Bradley and Thomas Billings are fellow explorers and friends, working together to survive and understand the strange land.

## In the story

### [Part II: The People That Time Forgot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/chapters/part-ii-the-people-that-time-forgot)

Protagonist of Part II, sets out to rescue Bowen J. Tyler.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/chapters/i)

The dynamic and resourceful secretary of the late Mr. Tyler, now in command of the expedition. He devises the plan to use a hydro-aeroplane to scale the cliffs and flies alone over the barrier, after which he disappears.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/chapters/ii)

Narrator and pilot; crashes his plane in Caspak while attempting to rescue Bowen Tyler and Lys La Rue.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/chapters/iii)

Narrator and protagonist; captured by Band-lu, rescued by Ajor, and later struggles through the cave labyrinth with her.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_that_time_forgot_se/chapters/vi)

Narrator; struggles with his love for Ajor and his own cultural biases; disguises as a Galu to search for her.

## Links

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