Books like The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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Story type
What it is about
- Librarians
- Time travel
- Married people
- Women art students
Where it happens
- Chicago
- Newberry Library
Kind of book
- Novel
Ages
- Adult
Awards
- Exclusive Books Boeke Prize
About this book
Henry DeTamble, a librarian who travels through time without meaning to, and Clare Abshire, an artist, try to share a life. (condensed from its Library of Congress summary) It is set in Chicago.
Reading level: Fiction (HarperCollins).
Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Wikidata · Open Library subject · HarperCollins
Books like this one
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Why: Both are fantasy books about time travel.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Time Traveler's Wife: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
Outlander: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655) - time travel
The Time Traveler's Wife: "Time travel" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, time travel" (OL subject); "Time travel--fiction" (OL subject); "time travel" (WD main subject)
Outlander: "Time travel in fiction" (OL subject); "Time travel" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, time travel" (OL subject); "Time travel -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are science fiction and fantasy books.
What both books share
- science fiction
The Time Traveler's Wife: "science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
Annihilation: "Science-Fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
The Time Traveler's Wife: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
Annihilation: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
- science fiction
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Why: Both are science fiction books about time travel.
What both books share
- science fiction
The Time Traveler's Wife: "science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
Station Eleven: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre) - time travel
The Time Traveler's Wife: "Time travel" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, time travel" (OL subject); "Time travel--fiction" (OL subject); "time travel" (WD main subject)
Station Eleven: "Time travel" (OL subject); "Time travel -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
- science fiction
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What they share, at a glance
The Time Traveler's Wife next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | Science fiction | Time travel | Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlander | shared | not shared | shared | not shared |
| Annihilation | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Station Eleven | not shared | shared | shared | not shared |
| Divergent | not shared | shared | not shared | shared |
| A Princess of Mars | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Martian | not shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Name of the Wind | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Night Circus | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| Gardens of the Moon | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Blade Itself | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| Dragonfly in Amber | shared | shared | shared | not shared |
| Wolves of the Calla | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
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The Time Traveler's Wife: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in September 2003. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 571-page paperback from Scribner. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9781476764832 ... softcover ... 571 pages ... Scribner
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (2005) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the British Book Award (2006) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
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