Threads of Time (Anthology)

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Threads of Time
Three Original Novellas
of Science Fiction

by Gregory Benford, Clifford D. Simak, and Norman
Spinrad
EDITED AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
ROBERT SILVERBERG
THREE of the most gifted writers in the science fiction field have
pooled their talents to produce this exciting new collection of
novellas. Longer than a short story yet shorter than a novel,
allowing time for meticulous craftsmanship and careful
characterization, the novella is an ideal form in which to
present a writer’s vision of a fabulous future. Whether it is the
far-distant future or one we will experience in our own era,
time is the element that binds all generations of mankind. Each
of the writers represented in this book has used time as a
theme for his story—either the physical changes it brings, the
concept of alteration of ethical values, or just its separation
effects.
In “Threads of Time”, Gregory Benford introduces the reader
to a crisis at a moon station, where a mysterious domelike
structure has been discovered and threatens all who try to
approach it. Veteran sci-fi writer Clifford D. Simak gives us
“The Marathon Photograph”, the story of two scientists who
stumble on time travelers from four hundred million years in
the past. And Norman Spinrad in “Riding the Torch”, creates
for us a world long sick of its own evil, which dies only to be
reborn with a second chance to redeem itself.
Editor Robert Silverberg, himself a longtime writer of
science-fiction stories, has commissioned these original tales
from three masters of this creative and stimulating genre.
THREADS OF TIME
BOOKS BY ROBERT SILVERBERG
Revolt on Alpha C
Lost Race of Mars
Time of the Great Freeze Conquerors from the Darkness
Planet of Death
The Gate of Worlds
The Calibrated Alligator Needle in a Timestack
To Open the Sky
Thorns
The Masks of Time
The Time Hoppers
Hawksbill Station
To Live Again
Recalled to Life
Starman's Quest
Tower of Glass
Earthmen and Strangers (editor)
Voyagers in Time (editor)
Men and Machines (editor)
Tomorrow's Worlds (editor)
Worlds of Maybe (editor)
Mind to Mind (editor)
The Science Fiction Bestiary (editor)

The Day the Sun Stood Still (editor)
Beyond Control (editor)
Deep Space (editor)
Sundance and Other Science Fiction Stories Threads of Time
(editor)

No character in this hook is intended to represent any actual person; all the
incidents of the stories are entirely fictional in nature.
Introduction copyright © 1974 by Thomas Nelson Inc. “Threads of Time” copyright
© 1974 by Gregory Benford. “The Marathon Photograph” copyright © 1974 by

Clifford D. Simak. “Riding the Torch” copyright © 1974 by Norman Spinrad All
rights reserved under International and Pan-American Conventions. Published in
Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson Inc., and simultaneously in Don Mills,
Ontario, by Thomas Nelson & Sons (Canada) Limited. Manufactured in the United
States of America.
Threads of Time
Three Original Novellas of Science Fiction
(book cover)
About the Book
Books by Robert Silverberg
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
Robert Silverberg
Threads of Time
Gregory Benford
The Marathon Photograph
Clifford D. Simak
Riding the Torch
Norman Spinrad
About the Authors
THREADS OF TIME