The time keeper
Readers rate it 3.7 (121 on Hardcover)
224 pages · Released 2012 · Hyperion
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The Time Keeper is a thoughtful philosophical fable about mortality and meaning that uses magical realism to explore how we spend our time. The story centers on redemption and learning to value life rather than measuring it, with minimal content concerns beyond some existential weight. It's best suited for mature middle-grade and early teen readers who can engage with abstract spiritual themes.
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In The Time Keeper, the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more days, more years. In The Time Keeper, the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more days, more years.
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- Fiction
- Roman
- Amerikanisches Englisch
- nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2012-09-23
- New York Times bestseller
- Magic
- Freedom
- Spirituality
- Heaven
- Fantasy fiction
- Large type books
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ISBN 9781401322786 · Hyperion