![]() ![]() ![]() Leinster introduces the notion of a tile-work Earth where each bounded area enters a different parallel universe than its neighbors do. ![]() First, his plot does not simply have a character or characters leave their own timeline willingly or unwillingly. Here Leinster introduces some twists on the notion that many later writers didn’t. Later on this type of story was rationalized with, as in Frederik Pohl’s The Coming of the Quantum Cats, the many worlds interpretation of quantum physics. It’s generally credited as being the first parallel universe story, and it holds up very will since its publication in 1934. “ Sidewise in Time” - This story is the original reason I bought this collection. Leinster also emphasized rationality and was an admirer of Thomas Aquinas. He converted to Catholicism, and it relates information I knew already – Leinster’s career as an inventor of the optical Jenkins Systems used as a rear projection system in movies and tv. His first story (a fantasy) was written in 1919 (no date for his last work is given – he died in 1975). It also relates some surprising information about Leinster. Pierce - Besides being a brief summation of the stories in this collection, this introduction talks about Leinster’s themes and career. Raw Feed (1999): The Best of Murray Leinster, ed. While I work on a review of a World War One history book, the pulp series continues. ![]()
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