The Omnibus of Time
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The Omnibus of Time is a collection of science fiction
short stories by Ralph Milne Farley. It was first published in 1950
by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
in an edition of 1,500 copies. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Top-Notch
, Amazing Stories
, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Weird Tales
, Argosy
, Fantasy Book and Science Fiction Digest.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
short stories by Ralph Milne Farley. It was first published in 1950
1950 in literature
The year 1950 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Kazuo Shimada wins the "Mystery Writer Of Japan" award for his book Shakai-bu Kisha .*Jack Kerouac has his first novel published....
by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was a science fiction and fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L...
in an edition of 1,500 copies. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Top-Notch
Top-Notch Magazine
Top-Notch Magazine was an American pulp magazine of adventure fiction that existed between 1910 and 1937. It was published by Street & Smith....
, Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Weird Tales
Weird Tales
Weird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....
, Argosy
Argosy (magazine)
Argosy was an American pulp magazine, published by Frank Munsey. It is generally considered to be the first American pulp magazine. The magazine began as a general information periodical entitled The Golden Argosy, targeted at the boys adventure market.-Launch of Argosy:In late September 1882,...
, Fantasy Book and Science Fiction Digest.
Contents
- "The Man Who Met Himself"
- "Time for Sale"
- "Rescue Into the Past"
- "The Immortality of Alan Whidden"
- "The Time-Wise Guy"
- "A Month a Minute"
- "The Invisible Bomber"
- "The Time Traveller"
- "I Killed Hitler"
- "The Radio War" (excerpt)
- "The Golden City" (excerpt)
- "The Hidden Universe" (excerpt)
- "Stranded in Time"
- "The Man Who Lived Backwards"
- "The Revenge of the Great White Lodge"
- "The Man Who Could Turn Back the Clock"
- "The End of the World"
- "After Math"