Tales of time and space

By: Ross Robert Olney

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307216284
• ISBN13: 9780307216281
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Golden Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

Not Free SF Reader

A very influential to me personally collection of stuff, I read this a ton when younger. Tales of Time and Space : All the Time in the World - Arthur C. Clarke Tales of Time and Space : Puppet Show - Fredric Brown Tales of Time and Space : Birds of a Feather - Robert Silverberg Tales of Time and Space : Clutch of Morpheus - Larry Sternig Tales of Time and Space : The Last Command [Bolo] - Keith Laumer Tales of Time and Space : Fog - William Campbell Gault Tales of Time and Space : The Martian Crown Jewels - Poul Anderson Tales of Time and Space : Of Missing Persons - Jack Finney A sneaky thief discovers that time travel robbery isn't all it is cracked up to be. 3.5 out of 5 Psychological testing to discover if you will have problems with aliens, and not make a donkey of yourself. 3.5 out of 5 A somewhat bizarre carny has dodgy characters from more than one planet. 3.5 out of 5 The only man alive that has never needed to sleep is the only man that can save the planet from an astronomical event that will do worse than put the populace to sleep, in the end. 4 out of 5 A Bolo is a cybernetic supertank, basically. In this story, an old inactive one comes to life. 3 out of 5 A young bloke has to make a horrible decision during an alien invasion. 3 out of 5 An adventure for the Martian equivalent of the Great Detective. 3.5 out of 5 A gullible young bloke wants to get the hell out of the 50s, and is offered a trip to another world. 2.5 out of 5

Wonderful SF short story collection

Many great names in SF are collected here in one great volume.All the Time in the World - Arthur C. ClarkePuppet Show - Fredric BrownBirds of a Feather - Robert SilverbergClutch of Morpheus - Larry SternigThe Last Command - Keith LaumerFog - William Campbell GaultThe Martian Crown Jewels - Poul AndersonOf Missing Persons - Jack FinneyAll are wonderful stories, especially the ones by Clarke, Brown, Silverberg, Laumer and Finney. This one is out of print, unfortunately. A big shame because they don't write them like this anymore.