Barrington Bayley SF Gateway Omnibus - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Barrington J. BayleyTheme:Ethnic Orientation/African American, Topical/FamilyPublish date:6/10/2014Pages:479
Languages:EnglishPublisher:GatewayISBN-13:9780575103160ISBN-10:0575103167UPC:9780575103160Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Science Fiction, Time TravelSize:9.10 x 6.00 x 1.50 inchesWeight:0.636Product ID:SCQVSWRD4N
Although largely, and unjustly, neglected by a modern audience, Bayley was a hugely influential figure to some of the greats of British SF, such as Michael Moorcock and M. John Harrison. He is perhaps best-known for THE FALL OF CHRONOPOLIS, which is collected in this omnibus, alongside THE SOUL OF THE ROBOT and the extraordinary story collection THE KNIGHTS OF THE LIMITS. THE FALL OF CHRONOPOLIS: The mighty ships of the Third Time Fleet relentlessly patrolled the Chronotic Empire's 1,000-year frontier, blotting out an error of history here or there before swooping back to challenge other time-travelling civilisations far into the future. Captain Mond Aton had been proud to serve in such a fleet. But now, falsely convicted of cowardice and dereliction of duty, he has been given the cruellest of sentences: to be sent unprotected into time as a lone messenger between the cruising timeships. After such an inconceivable experience in the endless voids there is only one option left to him. To be allowed to die. THE SOUL OF THE ROBOT: Jasperodus, a robot, sets out to prove he is the equal of any human being. His furturistic adventures as warrior, tyrant, renegade and statesman eventually lead him back home to the two human beings who created him. Question: Does he have a soul? THE KNIGHTS OF THE LIMITS: Nine brilliant stories of infinite space and alien consciousness, suffused with a sense of wonder...
Languages:EnglishPublisher:GatewayISBN-13:9780575103160ISBN-10:0575103167UPC:9780575103160Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Science Fiction, Time TravelSize:9.10 x 6.00 x 1.50 inchesWeight:0.636Product ID:SCQVSWRD4N
Barrington J. Bayley (1937-2008) was born in Birmingham and began writing science fiction in his early teens. After serving in the RAF, he took up freelance writing on features, serials and picture strips, mostly in the juvenile field, before returning to straight SF. He was a regular contributor to the influential NEW WORLDS magazine and an early voice in the New Wave movement.
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