THE CALTRAPS OF TIME

Masson, David I.

Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1968

About this Item

Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's first book. "Seven science fiction stories that explore time displacement, parallel worlds, alien linguistics, and post-apocalyptic dystopias. Includes the highly regarded "Traveler s Rest" in which H, a soldier, fights in a war against an unseen enemy across an impassable time barrier where time flows much more slowly than on the rest of the planet. On leave, H returns home and starts a new life, marrying and raising a family, which takes decades, although only a few minutes have passed since he has left the front. "Traveler s Rest" clearly anticipates Joe Haldeman s THE FOREVER WAR. THE CALTRAPS OF TIME is thought-provoking science fiction in the same vein as Ted Chiang s seminal collection STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS." - Boyd White. A notable collection of quality "hard" SF stories by a member of the NEW WORLDS group. "Polished and original." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-716. ". vigorously experimental, vivid ." - Clute and Nicholls (eds), The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1993), p. 783. "Seven highly unusual SF stories first published in the adventurous NEW WORLDS magazine 1965-1967. Most concern the nature of time, and all are packed with ideas. The language is sometimes difficult, as in the brilliantly sustained 'A Two-Timer,' about the visit of a seventeenth-century gentleman to the baffling world of 1964. This remains its talented author's only book." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 57. One of the cornerstone collections of 1960s SF short fiction. A fine copy in fine white dust jacket. A scarce book, especially in nice condition. (#3672).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE CALTRAPS OF TIME
• Publisher: Faber and Faber, London
• Publication Date: 1968
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Time Travel