In "The Many-Colored Land," a group of misfits and adventurers from the 22nd century, disillusioned with the technologically advanced and psychically-gifted society they live in, volunteer to travel back in time to the Pliocene Epoch through a one-way time portal. Upon arrival, they expect an idyllic existence but instead find themselves in a dangerous world dominated by alien races—the exotic and psychic Tanu and the savage, beastly Firvulag. The travelers must navigate a complex social hierarchy and confront their own personal demons while struggling to survive in this prehistoric land, where they are forced to choose sides in an epic conflict that predates human history.

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