The Many-Colored Land

This was a surprisingly good book with one-way time travel, psychic abilities, aliens, and a dash of fantasy. It uses the common trope of a motley crew of humans who try to overthrow the alien overlords. I found it started slowly, introducing the large cast of characters, then built up to a better pace as the plot settled. The cast is very diverse, including different nationalities, a nun, and an unstable lesbian. This book was written in the early 80's, so most of the characterizations are a bit stereotypical, but not too bad. There were a few deep cringes, such as the use of the slang term for the Romani people. But I felt that the author tried really hard to be inclusive and if she were writing today, she would have done a better job of it. The book was nominated for a slew of awards and won the Locus Award for Science Fiction.

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