The main character is Tycho Tithonus, an 11-year-old boy. 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. While visiting the future times Tycho realises that the silver egg will be changing its appearance. The egg will glow more and more. Tycho also sees himself being transformed over time to be rather evil. When Tycho visits the terrible future and sees where his actions will lead to, he risks his life to save his family by destroying the egg. ==Further Information==