Time travelers : fiction in the fourth dimension

Scanned, converted, re-formatted, proofed and eBook creation by Jerry. This book contains a very complete and varied sample of Time Travel stories. Peter Haining has performed a careful selection including many great names of the sci-fi world. It is really a pity that this volume is out of stock at the present moment, even if the printing date, 1997, is quite recent. Each story is preceded by a little bio of the author, naming his best works, significant publication dates and trivia. The volume is divided into three parts: Return to Present, Travel to Past and Future's History. Each part title shows which organization criteria was used by Mr. Haining. Return to the Present The first tale is a treat by itself a sample of PKD's universe, full of time loops and characteristically stressed characters. From Arthur C. Clark we have a tale of "frozen time" and its possibilities. There are two ultra-short stories one from Asimov and one from Hughes. Jack Finney the author of the book "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers" which served as base for a sci-fi classic movie and its remakes, provide an intelligent tale about a professor that aides people to be happy in past times. James Gunn contributes a story depicting an authoritarian state that pursues its escapes thru time. Brian W. Aldiss well known by his "Heliconia" trilogy has produced an intelligent relation about "time displacement". Travel to Past It starts very promisingly with a gem from the past: Edward Page Mitchell (1852-1925) manages to travel in time even before H. G. Wells, and he imagines a good anecdote. L. Sprague de Camp offers here one of his "dinosaur safari" memorable, leaving the reader astounded with his paleontology knowledge. It is really very dynamic and with a final twist. Pohl delivers a shorty, focusing on what kind of mess may provide some inordinate good intentions. The author of "Logan's Run", William F. Nolan, presents the reader with a charming romantic story of a journalist thrown to the past and meddling with early car races. There is an ultra-short from Robert F. Young and a vampire's story from Eric Frank Russel. A satiric time travel classic from Alfred Bester and a tale full of poetry and nostalgia from Bradbury (who else?) magnificently close this section. Future's History. It starts with the precursor: a tale from H. G. Wells followed by his intellectual disciple Michael Moorcock. Next, continuing with the British authors, a typical Ballard's tale full of winks and acid humor. Subsequently a humoristic story from Kornbluth showing how a wicked mind may outdo itself is delivered. To complete this anthology two gems: Heinlein's mythic "All of you zombies" and an excellent piece from the cyberpunk master William Gibson. This book is a fair introduction to Time Travel themes, enjoy it! Version : 4.9 More Tags : jerry Sir Isaac Newton found the concept nonsensical. Albert Einstein hypothesized that travel at tremendous speeds would make it possible. In 1995 Stephen Hawking completely reversed his long-held skeptic's view.

But the feasibility of such a journey has never proven to be an impediment to science fiction and fantasy writers. They were weaving adventures through time and space even before H.G. Wells published The Time Machine in 1895.

Time Travelers gathers twenty-four such tales by the most recognizable names in the genre. Included is the first time-travel story ever written -- by American journalist Edward Page Mitchell fourteen years prior to Wells's landmark novel.

Trek into the past, back to the present, or ahead to the future on an unforgettable journey with Time Travelers. You haven't a moment to waste.

Time Travelers gathers twenty-four tales by the most recognizable names in the genre. Included is the first time-travel story ever written -- penned by American journalist Edward Page Mitchell fourteen years prior to Well's landmark novel. Here, too, is a selection by master of future history Robert A. Heinlein, who's "All You Zombies --" involes a character traveling back and forth through time on a bizarre genetic mission. Also included amont those roming in the fourth dimension are such legendary sci-fi writers as Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Philip K. Dick, along with such contemporary voices as William Gibson and Martin Amis. Of course, there is a selection by H. G. Wells --a piece origninally writeen as part of the Time Machine but curiously excised when the book was published.