The Legion of Time
{{Short description|Book by Jack Williamson}}
{{for|the Michael Swanwick story|Legions in Time}}
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| author = Jack Williamson
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| country = United States
| language = English
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| genre = Science fiction
| publisher = Fantasy Press
| release_date = 1952
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| media_type = Print (hardback)
| pages = 252
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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"."In Times To Come", Astounding Science Fiction, April 1938, p. 4
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 story far inferior."Recommended Reading," F&SF, April 1953, p. 98
Aldiss and Wingrove, comparing The Legion of Time to a fairy tale, declared that "its plot, while being philosophically meaningless, is a delight."Aldiss & Wingrove, Trillion Year Spree, Victor Gollancz, 1986, p. 262
In 2014, the novel was nominated for a Retro-Hugo Award.[http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1939-retro-hugo-awards/ 1939 Retro Hugo Awards], at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved July 31, 2014
See also
{{portal|Novels}}
References
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Sources
- {{Cite book| last=Chalker | first=Jack L. | authorlink=Jack L. Chalker |author2=Mark Owings | title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 | location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore | publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.| pages=238 | year=1998}}
- {{Cite book| last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=462 | year=1978|isbn=0-911682-22-8}}
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Category:1952 short story collections