The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century |
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| Editor:
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Greenberg, Martin H. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-06204-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Del Rey |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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LEAP INTO THE FUTURE, AND SHOOT BACK TO THE PAST H. G. Wells s seminal short story The Time Machine, published in 1895, provided the springboard for modern science fiction s time travel explosion. Responding to their own fascination with the subject, the greatest visionary writers of the twentieth century penned some of their finest stories. Here are eighteen of the most exciting tales ever told, including " " Time s Arrow In Arthur C. Clarke s classic, two brilliant...
More DescriptionLEAP INTO THE FUTURE, AND SHOOT BACK TO THE PAST
H. G. Wells s seminal short story The Time Machine, published in 1895, provided the springboard for modern science fiction s time travel explosion. Responding to their own fascination with the subject, the greatest visionary writers of the twentieth century penned some of their finest stories. Here are eighteen of the most exciting tales ever told, including
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" Time s Arrow In Arthur C. Clarke s classic, two brilliant physicists finally crack the mystery of time travel with appalling consequences.
Death Ship Richard Matheson, author of "Somewhere in Time," unveils a chilling scenario concerning three astronauts who stumble upon the conundrum of past and future.
Yesterday was Monday If all the world s a stage, Theodore Sturgeon s compelling tale follows the odyssey of an ordinary joe who winds up "backstage.
" Rainbird R.A. Lafferty reflects on what might have been in this brainteaser about an inventor so brilliant that he invents himself right out of existence.
Timetipping What if everyone time-traveled except you? Jack Dann provides some surprising answers in this literary gem.
. . . as well as stories by Poul Anderson L. Sprague de Camp Joe Haldeman John Kessel Nancy Kress Henry Kuttner Ursula K. Le Guin Larry Niven Charles Sheffield Robert Silverberg Connie Willis
By turns frightening, puzzling, and fantastic, these stories engage us in situations that may one day break free of the bonds of fantasy . . . to enter the realm of the future: "our" future.
Note: "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury and "I'm Scared" by Jack Finney are not included in this edition."