
The Winds of Time
By Chad Oliver
1957
First Published
3.88
Average Rating
160
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Classic science fiction novel, first published by Doubleday in 1957; this is a trade paperback edition. A unique plot element sets the story in 15000 years ago, a small group of space-traveling aliens crash on Earth; their ship hopelessly damaged. They place themselves in suspended animation, expecting to awaken in the future when Earth has developed its own technology for spaceflight. But they awaken 200 years too early...
Avg Rating
3.88
Number of Ratings
186
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Author
Chad Oliver
Author · 9 books
Symmes Chadwick Oliver (30 March 1928–9 August 1993) was an award winning science fiction and Western writer and chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. He was also one of the founders of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop.