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Summary: Two great books in one!
Review: This book is a compilation of two books by the incomparable H. Beam Piper. The first is Paratime, a collection of five short stories, and is complete with its fascinating introduction by John F. Carr. The stories are fascinating, and show off Piper's masterful writing. The second is Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen, a fascinating story of a Pennsylvania State Trooper who is lifted out of his (our) own space-time continuum and is dropped down into a very different world.I must admit that I was hoping for a little something extra in buying this book, a new introduction perhaps. But, even so, my copies of the original books were becoming worn-out, and it is nice to be able to get a new copy of these books. To those new to the Paratime stories: H. Beam Piper created a fascinating multiverse where a culture has developed the ability to travel laterally between universes (parallel Earths), and has undertaken to maintain its monopoly of such travel. The Paratime Police were formed to ensure that the secret is kept, and that no unlicensed travel would occur. These stories document the Paratime Police's activities and showcase a number of fascinating parallel Earths created by the author. I highly recommend this wonderful book.
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Summary: Classic stories by a great author
Review: This collection has all of H. Beam Piper's stories in the Paratime universe. The Paratime universe is a setting of a bunch of parallel Earths, basicly an infinite number of Earths. This allowed Piper to create settlings for his stories which familiar to the reader while allowing him to do almost anything he wanted.
The most famous story in this Universe is "Lord Kalvin of Otherwhen." It is the story of a Calvin Morrison, a Pennsylvannia State Policeman, who ends up in one of the parallel universes where the technology level is very medieval. This gives the hero an advantage in saving the day.
H. Beam Piper was a very skilled writter. His stories an interesting and entertaining. All of the stories are fun, and well written. If you enjoy classic science fiction, then you'll this collection.
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