Time Crime

by H. Beam Piper
6

From Astounding Tales Published February and March 1955The Paratime Police had a real headache this time! Tracing one man in a population of millions is easy—compared to finding one gang hiding out on one of billions of probability lines!This story from 1955 has rocket ships, time travel, slaves, post-hypnotic suggestions, drugged citizens, and a complete disregard for human rights. And those are the good guys. As a look back in time at "classic" science fiction, it's an interesting snapshot of a time when tobacco was common, sexism was unconscious, and female characters were a long way from Lara Croft.

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  • Lojewski76
    Time crime
    This story could have been interesting but the narrator needs a big drink of water and has no kind of emotion in what he's reading- listening to the weather report would be entertaining.
  • gio24754
    Interesting, but a bit confusing
    Movement between different timelines is a good concept and I could follow the plot well enough despite not understanding the timeline designation jargon.
  • OrleyDogJones
    Seems "Out of Time"
    One gets the feeling the podcast description is less than honest. I could be wrong, but this doesn't feel like 1955 sci-fi literature in any sense. Whoever concocted this thinks that cigarettes and rocket ships endemnify its authenticity, but I have my doubts. It lacks the innocence of 50's literature. I smell a rat, and I'd be interested to know what others think.
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