num_pages: 278
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.
language: English
title: Swiftly Tilting Planet
titlecomplete: Swiftly Tilting Planet
characters: Matthew Maddox, Dennys Murry, Chuck Maddox, Sandy Murry, Brandon Llawcae, Mad Dog Branzillo, Echthroi, Gaudior, Charles Wallace Murry, Meg Murry, Harcels, Madoc Gywnedd, Mrs. O'Keefe
genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Classics, Time Travel, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 107526
places: Connecticut
series: Time Quintet, Kairos
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award
category: Children's Books (Paperback), awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Quality Paperback Book Club