The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century

No cover

Ray Bradbury, Harry Turtledove, Martin H. Greenberg: The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century (EBook, 2004, Random House Publishing Group)

eBook

English language

Published Dec. 30, 2004 by Random House Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-345-48190-0
Copied ISBN!
OCLC Number:
296777389

View on OpenLibrary

4 stars (1 review)

LEAP INTO THE FUTURE, AND SHOOT BACK TO THE PASTH. 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 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."A Sound of Thunder" Ray Bradbury's haunting vision of modern man gone dinosaur hunting poses daunting questions about destiny and consequences."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. …

2 editions