The Infinite Moment
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The Infinite Moment is a collection of science fiction three short stories and three novellas/novelettes by British writer John Wyndham, published in Ballantine Books in 1961.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ULRAc_Q9GNAC&dq=%22The+Infinite+Moment%22&pg=PA1|title=Best Sellers: The Semi Monthly Book Review|date=1 April 1961|publisher=University of Scranton|pages=408, 440|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Reginald|first=Robert|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qwXhmXlVT_oC&dq=The+Infinite+Moment+Wyndham&pg=PA124|title=Contemporary Science Fiction Authors|date=2009-01-01|publisher=Wildside Press LLC|isbn=978-1-4344-7857-3|pages=124|language=en}}
It is the United States edition of Consider Her Ways and Others, with two stories dropped and two others added.
Contents
- "Consider Her Ways" (1956), novella
- "Odd"
- "How Do I Do" (1953)
- "Stitch in Time", variant of "A Stitch in Time"
- "Random Quest", novelette
- "Time Out" (1953), novelette, variant of "Time Stops Today"
Summaries
;"Consider Her Ways"
:Jane, a woman from the present day, takes a drug thought to induce out-of-body experiences. She wakes up in the future, not as herself, but in a bloated body unknown to her.
;"Odd"
:an ordinary man profits from an extraordinary time paradox when he stops to help a man seemingly lost and confused, and then learns the reasons why.
;"Stitch in Time"
:an elderly lady reflecting on a lost love and, thanks to her sons' experiments with time, finally discovers the reason why her lover abandoned her so many years ago.
;"Random Quest"
: combines romance and parallel universes.
Adaptations
Based on novella "Consider Her Ways":
- "Consider Her Ways" (1964), episode of the series The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, directed by Robert Stevens
Based on novelette "Random Quest":
- "Random Quest" (1969), episode of the series Out of the Unknown, directed by Christopher Barry
- Quest for Love (1971), film directed by Ralph Thomas
- Random Quest (1986), TV movie directed by Luke Watson
References
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External links
- {{ISFDB contents|42037|title=The Infinite Moment|issue=1961}}
- {{IMDb name |0943909 |John Wyndham}}
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Category:1961 short story collections
Category:Short story collections by John Wyndham
Category:Ballantine Books books
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