Tales Beyond Time

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Tales Beyond Time: From Fantasy to Science Fiction is an anthology of fantasy and science fiction short stories, edited by L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp. It was first published in hardcover by Lothrop Lee & Shepard in 1973, and in paperback by William Morrow. It was the second such anthology assembled by the de Camps, following their earlier 3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1972).

The book collects ten tales by various authors, with an overall introduction by the de Camps.

Contents:

• "Introduction: Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Maybe" (L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp)
• "Icarus" (Catherine Crook de Camp)
• "The Boy Who Found Fear" (I. Kunos)
• "The Marvelous Powder of Life" (L. Frank Baum)
• "The Sacred City of Cats" (Lloyd Alexander)
• "The Shed" (E. Everett Evans)
• "Something Bright" (Zenna Henderson)
• "The Rocket Man" (E. W. Ludwig)
• "Native Son" (T. D. Hamm)
• "Playmate" (L. A. Croutch)
• "Robbie" (Isaac Asimov)