The Time Quintet Box Set consists of the complete 5 book series – A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.
A Wrinkle in Time (winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal) – The mysterious Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which send Meg and Charles Wallace through time and space to rescue their father on the planet Camazotz, accompanied by their new friend Calvin. Along the way, the three children learn about the “Black Thing”, a cloud of evil that shadows many planets, including Earth. They encounter a Brain named IT, which controls the minds of people.
A Wind in the Door – Meg, Calvin and the disagreeable school principal Mr. Jenkins have to travel inside one of Charles Wallace's mitochondria to save him from a deadly disease, part of a cosmic battle against the evil Echthroi and the forces of “Unnaming”.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet – Charles Wallace must save the world from nuclear war by going back in time and changing might-have-beens, accompanied in spirit (through kything) by Meg at home.
Many Waters – Sandy and Dennys Murry, the twin brothers of Meg and Charles Wallace, accidentally travel back in time and meet Noah. They help the patriarch reconcile with his father, fall in love with Noah's daughter Yalith, and become involved in a struggle between the seraphim and the nephilim.
An Acceptable Time – Meg and Calvin's eldest daughter, Polly O'Keefe, visits her maternal grandparents only to find herself trapped 3000 years in the past, caught up in a struggle between the People of the Wind and the warlike, drought-stricken People Across the Lake.
(age 9–14)
Praise for the series
“An exhilarating experience.” –Kirkus Reviews
“This imaginative book will be read for a long time into the future.” –Children's Literature
“A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books of all time. I’ve read it so often, I know it by heart. Meg Murry was my hero growing up. I wanted glasses and braces and my parents to stick me in an attic bedroom. And I so wanted to save Charles Wallace from IT.” —Meg Cabot
“A book that every young person should read, a book that provides a road map for seeking knowledge and compassion even at the worst of times, a book to make the world a better place.” —Cory Doctorow
“A suspenseful, life-and-death drama that is of believable cosmic significance. Complex and rich in mystical religious insights, this is breathtaking entertainment.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“Madeleine L’Engle mixes classical theology, contemporary family life, and futuristic science fiction to make a completely convincing tale that should put under its spell both readers familiar with the Murrys and those meeting them for the first time.” —The New York Times Book Review
“An intricately woven fantasy … Theme is L’Engle’s greatest forte, and once again she proves this with a compelling plot, rich in style that vibrates with provocative thoughts on universal love, individual caring, and the need for the joy in living.” —Booklist, starred review
“This will be enjoyed for its suspense and humor as well as its other levels of meaning.” –Kirkus Reviews
“L'Engle blends speculative fiction with biblical theology to create another provocative spellbinding tale.” –Philadelphia Inquirer
“L'Engle has again achieved the award-winning style of A Wrinkle in Time … Highly recommended.” –VOYA
About the Author
Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007) was born in New York City and attended Smith
College. She wrote more than 60 books, the most famous of which is A Wrinkle
In Time (1962), winner of the Newbery Award in 1963. L’Engle continued the
story of the Murry family from A Wrinkle In Time with seven other novels (five
of which are available as A Wrinkle In Time Quintent from Square Fish). She
also wrote the famous series featuring the Austin family, beginning with the
novel Meet The Austins (1960). L’Engle revisited the Austins four more times
over the next three decades, concluding with Troubling a Star in 1994. The
story of the Austins had some autobiographical elements, mirroring
Madeleine’s life and the life of her family. Madeleine L’Engle’s last
book, The Joys of Love, is a romantic, coming-of-age story she wrote back in the
1940s, that was recently published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
