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The Green Futures of Tycho
The Green Futures of Tycho is a 1981 science fiction novel for young audiences by William Sleator. The book explores time travel and the consequences of Tycho's choices.[1] Plot summaryThe main character is Tycho Tithonus, an 11-year-old boy.[1] Each child in his family is named after a famous artist or scientist and their parents expect them to live up to their names. Tycho himself is named after Sleator's younger brother,[2] who in turn, was named after Tycho Brahe, the Danish astronomer. Tycho Tithonus finds a silver egg time machine that gives him the ability to travel into the past and the future. He uses this ability to bother his siblings.[3] When Tycho visits the terrible future his actions will lead to, he risks his life to save his family by destroying the egg.[3] Further InformationThe Green Futures of Tycho was one source of inspiration for the Interactive Fiction work Shrapnel by Adam Cadre. External links
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