Crossroads in Time

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Crossroads in Time
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Cover of the first edition.
Editor Groff Conklin
Cover artist Richard Powers
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Permabooks
Publication date
1953
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages312

Crossroads in Time is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Groff Conklin. It was first published in paperback by Permabooks in November 1953. It has also been translated into Spanish. [1]

The book collects eighteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1936-1953 in various science fiction and other magazines. [1]

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