The Legion of Time

The Legion of Time
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorJack Williamson
Cover artistRichard Angerman
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherFantasy Press
Publication date1952
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".

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Reception

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

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

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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

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