The Legion of Time

For the Michael Swanwick story, see Legions in Time.

The Legion of Time

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Jack Williamson
Cover artist	Richard Angerman
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Fantasy Press
Publication date	1952
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	252

The Legion of Time is a novella by the American writer Jack Williamson. It was originally serialized (in three installments) in Astounding Science-Fiction from May to July 1938, and was subsequently reissued by Fantasy Press (along with another novella (from Marvel Stories), in a 1952 edition of 4,604 copies. Despite the title Legion of Time, the stories do not in fact feature an organization with such a name. The title story was originally announced as "The Legion of Probability".^[1]

Contents

• The Legion of Time
• After World's End

Reception

Boucher and McComas praised the title story for its "fine swashbuckling and much ingenious speculation", but found the other stories far inferior.^[2] Aldiss and Wingrove, comparing The Legion of Time to a fairy tale, declared that "its plot, while being philosophically meaningless, is a delight."^[3]

In 2014, the novel was nominated for a Retro-Hugo Award.^[4]

See also

• Jonbar hinge

References

1. "In Times To Come", Astounding Science Fiction, April 1938, p.4
2. "Recommended Reading," F&SF, April 1953, p.98
3. Aldiss & Wingrove, Trillion Year Spree, Victor Gollancz, 1986, p.262
4. 1939 Retro Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved July 31, 2014

Sources

• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 238.
• Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 462. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.