The Infinite Moment

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Cover of the first edition by Richard M. Powers.

The Infinite Moment is a collection of science fiction three short stories and three novellas/novelettes by British writer John Wyndham, published in Ballantine Books in 1961. [1] [2]

Contents

It is the United States edition of Consider Her Ways and Others , with two stories dropped and two others added.

Contents

Summaries

"Consider Her Ways"
Jane, a woman from the present day, takes a drug thought to induce out-of-body experiences. She wakes up in the future, not as herself, but in a bloated body unknown to her.
"Odd"
an ordinary man profits from an extraordinary time paradox when he stops to help a man seemingly lost and confused, and then learns the reasons why.
"Stitch in Time"
an elderly lady reflecting on a lost love and, thanks to her sons' experiments with time, finally discovers the reason why her lover abandoned her so many years ago.
"Random Quest"
combines romance and parallel universes.

Adaptations

Based on novella "Consider Her Ways":

Based on novelette "Random Quest":


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References

  1. Best Sellers: The Semi Monthly Book Review. University of Scranton. 1 April 1961. pp. 408, 440.
  2. Reginald, Robert (1 January 2009). Contemporary Science Fiction Authors. Wildside Press LLC. p. 124. ISBN   978-1-4344-7857-3.