THE BIG TIME
by Leiber, Fritz
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (10114)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Gregg Press, 1976. First hardcover edition. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (10114). Octavo, cloth. Signed inscription by Leiber on the front free end paper. Winner of the 1958 Hugo award for best novel. First published in book form as a paperback original in 1961.
Synopsis
The Big Time (1957) is a short science fiction novel by Fritz Leiber. It won the Hugo Award in 1958. The Big Time is a vast, cosmic back story, hidden behind a claustrophobic front story with only a few characters. The storyline involves two factions which both have time travel who are at war with each other. Their method of battle involves changing the outcome of events throughout history. The two sides are nicknamed the Spiders and the Snakes.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10114
- Title
- THE BIG TIME
- Author
- Leiber, Fritz
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (10114)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First hardcover edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gregg Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- SF . SF Award . Signed
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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