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A Gun For Dinosaur
"A Gun for Dinosaur" is a classic time travel science fiction storyMiller, P. Schuyler. "The Reference Library", in ''Analog Science Fact - Science Fiction'', v. 71, no. 5, July 1963, p. 90.D'Ammassa, Don. "de CAMP, L. Sprague", in ''Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers'' (3rd ed.), Chicago : St. James Press, c1991, p. 192.Turtledove, Harry. "Introduction," in ''Years in the Making: The Time-Travel Stories of L. Sprague de Camp'', Framingham, MA : NESFA Press, 2005, p. 12-13. by American writer L. Sprague de Camp as part of his Rivers of Time series. It tells the story of four men who travel into the past to hunt dinosaurs. It was first published in the magazine ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' for March, 1956, and first appeared in book form in the anthology '' The World That Couldn't Be and 8 Other SF Novelets'' ( Doubleday, 1959). It has since been reprinted in numerous other anthologies, including ''The Time Curve'' (1968), '' 3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction'' (1972), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
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3000 Years Of Fantasy And Science Fiction
''3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction'' is an anthology of fantasy and science fiction short stories, edited by American writers L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp. It was first published in both hardcover and paperback by Lothrop Lee & Shepard in 1972. It was the first such anthology assembled by the de Camps, preceding their later ''Tales Beyond Time'' (1973). The book collects eleven tales by various authors, with a foreword by Isaac Asimov and an overall introduction by the de Camps. Contents *"Why Read Science Fiction? (Foreword)" (Isaac Asimov) *"Introduction–Beyond the World We Know" (L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp) *"The Odyssey" (excerpt) (Homer) *" Timaios" (excerpt) (Plato) *" A Journey to the Moon" (abridged) (Cyrano de Bergerac, abridged and translated by L. Sprague de Camp) *"The New Accelerator" (H. G. Wells) *"The Cats of Ulthar" ( H. P. Lovecraft) *"A Martian Odyssey" ( Stanley G. Weinbaum) *"Helen O'Loy" (Lester del Rey) *"T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Time-Travel Stories Of L
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The Best Of L
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gun For Dinosaur And Other Imaginative Tales
''A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales'' is a short story collection by American science fiction and fantasy author L. Sprague de Camp, first published in hardback by Doubleday in 1963, and in paperback by Curtis Books in 1969. The first British edition was issued by Remploy in 1974. It has also been translated into German. Contents *"A Gun for Dinosaur" *"Aristotle and the Gun" *"The Guided Man" *"Internal Combustion" *" Cornzan the Mighty" *" Throwback" *" Judgment Day" *"Gratitude" *"A Thing of Custom" *" The Egg" *" Let's Have Fun" *"Impractical Joke" *"In-Group" *"New Arcadia" Reception '' Kirkus Reviews'' called the collection "a generous collection" by " established entertainer" with "a variety, inventivity and humor which gives this a definite superiority in the genre. P. Schuyler Miller felt it "must represent just about the last grain spirits to be distilled from the de Campian mash" with " ost of the ... stories ... also distinctly late-model de Camp, comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Time Travel Stories Of The 20th Century
''The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century'' is an anthology of science fiction time travel short stories edited by Harry Turtledove and Martin H. Greenberg. It was first published in trade paperback by Del Rey/ Ballantine in January 2005. The book has been translated into Portuguese. The book collects eighteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with a general introduction and prefatory introductions to each piece by Turtledove. Contents *"Introduction" (Harry Turtledove) *"Yesterday Was Monday" (Theodore Sturgeon) *"Time Locker" ( Henry Kuttner) *" Time's Arrow" ( Arthur C. Clarke) *"I'm Scared" (Jack Finney) *"A Sound of Thunder" (Ray Bradbury) *"Death Ship" (Richard Matheson) *"A Gun for Dinosaur" ( L. Sprague de Camp) *"The Man Who Came Early" (Poul Anderson) *"Rainbird" ( R. A. Lafferty) *"Leviathan!" (Larry Niven) *"Anniversary Project" (Joe Haldeman) *"Timetipping" (Jack Dann) *"Fire Watch" (Connie Willis) *" Sailing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World Turned Upside Down (anthology)
''The World Turned Upside Down'' is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy short stories edited by David Drake, Eric Flint and Jim Baen.The covers of some editions reverses the order of Flint’s and Baen’s names; the order given here is based on the title and copyright pages and OCLC. It was first published in hardcover and ebook by Baen Books in January 2005; a Science Fiction Book Club edition followed from Baen Books/SFBC in February of the same year. The first paperback edition was issued by Baen in June 2006. The book collects twenty-nine novellas, novelettes and short stories by various authors, together with a preface by Flint and a short introduction to each story by one of the editors. Contents *"Preface" (Eric Flint) *"Rescue Party" ( Arthur C. Clarke) *" The Menace from Earth" (Robert Heinlein) *"Code Three" ( Rick Raphael) *"Hunting Problem" (Robert Sheckley) *"Black Destroyer" (A. E. van Vogt) *"A Pail of Air" (Fritz Leiber) Thy Rocks and Rills ( Robert Ernes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1
''The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1'' is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Frederik Pohl. It was first published in hardcover by Tor Books in June 1999, and in trade paperback by the same publisher in August 2001. It has been translated into Italian. The book collects eighteen novelettes, short stories and essays by Robert A. Heinlein, Jack Williamson, Clifford D. Simak, L. Sprague de Camp and Fritz Leiber, the five initial SFWA Grand Masters named by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America between 1975 and 1981, together with a general introduction and introductions and recommended reading lists for each Grand Master by the editor. Contents *"Introduction" (Frederik Pohl) *"Robert A. Heinlein 1907-1988" (Frederik Pohl) **"The Roads Must Roll" (Robert A. Heinlein) **"The Year of the Jackpot" (Robert A. Heinlein) **" Jerry Was a Man" (Robert A. Heinlein) **"The Farthest Place" (excerpt from ''Tramp Royale'') (Robert A. Heinlein) **"The Long Watch" (Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stories Of Time Travel
Story or stories may refer to: Common uses * Story, a narrative (an account of imaginary or real people and events) ** Short story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting * Story (American English), or storey (British English), a floor or level of a building * News story, an event or topic reported by a news organization Social media *Stories (social media), a collection of messages, images or videos, often ephemeral ** Facebook Stories, short user-generated photo or video collections that can be uploaded to the user's Facebook ** Instagram Stories, a feature in Instagram that let the user post vertical images that will disappear in 24 hours ** Snapchat Stories, a feature in Snapchat which allows users to compile snaps into chronological storylines, accessible to all of their friends Film, television and radio * Story Television, an American digital broadcast television network * Story TV, a South Korean television drama production company * ''Stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinosaurs (1996 Anthology)
''Dinosaurs'' is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Martin H. Greenberg. It was first published in hardcover by Donald I. Fine in February 1996, with a second edition issued by Niagara/Ulverscroft in October of the same year. The book collects fourteen novelettes and short stories by various authors, together with an introduction by Robert Silverberg. Contents *"Introduction" (Robert Silverberg) *"The Fog Horn" (Ray Bradbury) *"Day of the Hunters" ( Isaac Asimov) *"Dino Trend" (Pat Cadigan) *" Time's Arrow" ( Arthur C. Clarke) *"Chameleon" (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) *"Shadow of a Change" ( Michelle M. Sagara) *"Strata" (Edward Bryant) *"Green Brother" (Howard Waldrop) *"Wildcat" (Poul Anderson) *"Just Like Old Times" (Robert J. Sawyer) *"The Last Thunder Horse West of the Mississippi" ( Sharon N. Farber) *"Hatching Season" (Harry Turtledove) *"A Gun for Dinosaur" ( L. Sprague de Camp) *"Our Lady of the Sauropods" (Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinosaurs! (1990 Anthology)
''Dinosaurs!'' is a themed anthology of science fiction short works edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in June 1990, and as an ebook by Baen Books in November 2014. The book collects fourteen novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with a general preface by the editors. A second dinosaur-themed anthology, ''Dinosaurs II'', was published in 1995. Contents *"Preface" (Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois) *"A Gun for Dinosaur" (L. Sprague de Camp) *"Poor Little Warrior!" (Brian Aldiss, Brian W. Aldiss) *"Green Brother" (Howard Waldrop) *"Hatching Season" (Harry Turtledove) *"Getting Away" (Steven Utley) *"The Runners" (Bob Buckley) *"The Last Thunder Horse West of the Mississippi" (Sharon N. Farber) *"Strata" (Edward Bryant) *"Time's Arrow (short story), Time's Arrow" (Arthur C. Clarke) *"A Change in the Weather" (Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann) *"The Night-blooming Saurian" (James Tiptree, Jr.) *"Dinosaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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