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"Sleep. And when you awake everything you know of the twentieth century will be gone from your mind. Tonight is January 21, 1882. There are no such things as automobiles, no planes, computers, television. 'Nuclear' appears in no dictionary. You have never heard the name Richard Nixon." Did... read more

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IN SHIRT-SLEEVES, the way I generally worked, I sat sketching a bar of soap taped to an upper corner of my drawing board.

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This is book 20 of 37 in Millennium/Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks. (edition-based publisher list)

Preceded by Riddle-Master, and followed by Mistress of Mistresses.

This is book 61 of 113 in Book Smart Reading List. (community list)

Preceded by Mr. Mani (Harvest in Translation), and followed by A Passage to India.

This is book 99 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Steam Pig, and followed by Rosemary's Baby.

This is book 162 of 214 in Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Stand, and followed by The Adventures of Augie March.

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  1. Jack Finney (Author)

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  1. Campbell Scott (Narrator)

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Page Count: 399

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Reading Level: Young Adults

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