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Four aliens crash-land on Earth in 1908 and then journey around the planet, trying to jump-start World War I. Even though they fail to do this, they succeed in creating the circumstances for their ultimate departure from Earth after a period of suspended animation.
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Characters edit
- Raf: The narrator, he is a Recorder tasked with providing a record of every detail of the expedition.
- Dark: Captain and pilot of the starship "Wanderer".
- Ari: A Metahistorian.
- Valmis: Add a description of this character.
- Ned Oxford: A former reporter for the Heart syndicate.
- H. G. Wells
- Theodore Roosevelt
- William Howard Taft
- J. P. Morgan
- Thomas Edison
- John Barrymore
- Geronimo
- Thatcher: Captain, United States Marine Corps.
- Edward VII: King of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Olson: Sergeant, United States Marine Corps.
- Wilhelm II: German Kaiser.
- Nicholas II: Czar of All the Russias.
- Alexi: Nicholas's son and heir.
- Grigori Rasputin
First Sentence edit
Through the rear viewport, I could see bits of Wanderer, glowing bright as a sun, flaking off and trailing behind us, almost lost in a flare of burning gases--we were making a tunnel of fire through this planet's atmosphere, feeding it with the ship' substance.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- D. R. Bensen (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0672520788
Page Count: 250
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0672520788
Page Count: 250
Awards edit
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (Finalist, 1979, #2)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ2001.B474 A543
- Dewey: Add the Dewey Classification.
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