The Omnibus of Time
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 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | Ralph Milne Farley |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jon Arfstrom |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. |
Publication date | 1950 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 331 pp |
| OCLC | 1809501 |
The Omnibus of Time is a collection of science fiction short stories by Ralph Milne Farley. It was first published in 1950 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,500 copies.[1] An additional 500 copies were bound as a Gnome Press edition and sold through an associated book club.[2] Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Top-Notch, Amazing Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Weird Tales, Argosy, Fantasy Book and Science Fiction Digest.
Contents[edit]
- "The Man Who Met Himself"
- "Time for Sale"
- "Rescue Into the Past"
- "The Immortality of Alan Whidden"
- "The Time-Wise Guy"
- "A Month a Minute"
- "The Invisible Bomber"
- "The Time Traveller"
- "I Killed Hitler"
- "The Radio War" (excerpt)
- "The Golden City" (excerpt)
- "The Hidden Universe" (excerpt)
- "Stranded in Time"
- "The Man Who Lived Backwards"
- "The Revenge of the Great White Lodge"
- "The Man Who Could Turn Back the Clock"
- "The End of the World"
- "After Math" (essay)
Farley revised stories to eliminate "many mathematico-physical footnotes", which he compiled and rewrote as "After Math", presenting "the various scientific theories of time, and compar[ing] all my own various inconsistent theories and techniques". While "The Golden City" was described as excerpted from a soon-to-be published novel, the full-length work did not appear until 2006.[1]
Reception[edit]
New York Times reviewer Basil Davenport reported that "Readers who enjoy mathematical paradoxes, as well as those who enjoy science fiction, will find this good entertainment."[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b ISFDB listing
- ^ ISFDB listing
- ^ "In the Realm of the Spacemen: Time Is a Dream", The New York Times Book Review, July 2, 1950
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 270–271.
- Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 224. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.