description: In this companion volume to "A Wrinkle In Time" (Newbery Award winner) and "A Wind In The Door" fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg--grown and expecting her first child, but still able to enter her brother's thoughts and emotions by "kything"--goes with him in spirit.But in overcoming the challenges, Charles Wallace must face the ultimate test of his faith and will, as he is sent within four people from another time, there to search for a way to avert the tragedy threatening them all."L'Engle's gifts are at their most impressive here." -- "Publisher's Weekly"
language: English
title: A Swiftly Tilting Planet
titlecomplete: A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time, Book 3)
characters: Meg Murry, Matthew Maddox, Harcels, Mad Dog Branzillo, Sandy Murry, Gaudior, Charles Wallace Murry, Brandon Llawcae, Mrs. O'Keefe, Dennys Murry, Chuck Maddox, Madoc Gywnedd, Echthroi
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Childrens, Time Travel, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 107526
places: Connecticut
series: Kairos, Time Quintet
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award
category: Children's Books (Paperback), awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Listening Library