The Legion of Time

For the Michael Swanwick story, see Legions in Time.
The Legion of Time
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorJack Williamson
Cover artistRichard Angerman
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherFantasy Press
Publication date
1952
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages252

The Legion of Time is a novella by the American writer Jack Williamson. It was originally serialized (in three installments) in Astounding Science-Fiction from May to July 1938, and was subsequently reissued by Fantasy Press (along with another novella (from Marvel Stories), in a 1952 edition of 4,604 copies. Despite the title Legion of Time, the stories do not in fact feature an organization with such a name. The title story was originally announced as "The Legion of Probability".[1]

Contents

  • The Legion of Time
  • After World's End

Reception

Boucher and McComas praised the title story for its "fine swashbuckling and much ingenious speculation", but found the other stories far inferior.[2] Aldiss and Wingrove, comparing The Legion of Time to a fairy tale, declared that "its plot, while being philosophically meaningless, is a delight."[3]

In 2014, the novel was nominated for a Retro-Hugo Award.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "In Times To Come", Astounding Science Fiction, April 1938, p.4
  2. ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, April 1953, p.98
  3. ^ Aldiss & Wingrove, Trillion Year Spree, Victor Gollancz, 1986, p.262
  4. ^ 1939 Retro Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved July 31, 2014

Sources

  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 238.
  • Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 462. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.