{"product_id":"books-the-best-time-travel-stories-of-the-20th-century-by-harry-turtledove","title":"The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eLEAP INTO THE FUTURE, AND SHOOT BACK TO THE PAST\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime's Arrow\u003c\/b\u003e In Arthur C. Clarke's classic, two brilliant physicists finally crack the mystery of time travel--with appalling consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDeath Ship\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Matheson, author of \u003ci\u003eSomewhere in Time\u003c\/i\u003e, unveils a chilling scenario concerning three astronauts who stumble upon the conundrum of past and future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Sound of Thunder\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Bradbury's haunting vision of modern man gone dinosaur hunting poses daunting questions about destiny and consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eYesterday Was Monday\u003c\/b\u003e If all the world's a stage, Theodore Sturgeon's compelling tale follows the odyssey of an ordinary joe who winds up \u003ci\u003ebackstage. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRainbird \u003c\/b\u003eR. A. Lafferty reflects on what might have been in this brainteaser about an inventor so brilliant that he invents himself right out of existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTimetipping \u003c\/b\u003eWhat if everyone time-traveled except you? Jack Dann provides some surprising answers in this literary gem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e. . . as well as twelve other stories, including \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTime Locker by Henry Kuttner - I'm Scared by Jack Finney - A Gun for Dinosaur by L. Sprague de Camp - The Man Who Came Early by Poul Anderson - Leviathan  by Larry Niven - Anniversary Project by Joe Halderman - Fire Watch by Connie Willis - Sailing to Byzantium by Robert Silverberg - The Pure Product by John Kessel - Trapalanda by Charles Sheffield - The Price of Oranges by Nancy Kress - Another Story, or A Fisherman of the Inland Sea by Ursula K. Le Guin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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: \u003ci\u003eour\u003c\/i\u003e future.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53505389429009,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780345460943.jpg?v=1778095917","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-best-time-travel-stories-of-the-20th-century-by-harry-turtledove","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}