Description
In a time-bending war that spans eras and realities, wounded soldiers are brought to a claustrophobically small refuge called The Place—an out-of-time stage where the Void itself watches. Over the course of a few hours, a mismatched crew of caretakers and a rotating cast of nurses and gamblers keep the fragile machinery of survival running while the larger conflict rages beyond the walls, fought by factions whose loyalties and identities shift with every turn of history. As the characters trade stories, drink, and medicine, the narrative presses on the question of what it means to be human when time is merely another battlefield. With Fritz Leiber’s sharp, theatrical storytelling and sly, human-scale wit, this compact classic turns cosmic spectacle into an intimate meditation on war, fate, and the unsettling malleability of reality.
Available Editions
paperback
Independently Published
Published Jan 1, 2021
122 pages
ISBN: 9798721381263
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First Published
1958
Language
eng
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