Race Against Time

Book Details

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Author(s):

Piers Anthony

First Pub:

1973

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

1992

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 14

1 - Three Wishes

2 - Outside the Zoo

3 - A Strange Mistake

4 - Escape from Mewton

5 - Gomdog

6 - The Walled City of Wei

7 - Chase

8 - The Empty Enclave

9 - Captives

10 - Rescue and Reunion

11 - Guerrilla Tactics

12 - Spacejack

13 - Monument Earth

14 - Decision

Internal ID:

119

Series:

No series

Copyright:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

Canute raced ahead as John skirted the overgrown pasture.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

The adventure had begun!

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 25-Feb-2023

Publications

01-Sep-1985

Tor Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Sep-1985

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.95

Pages*:

256

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 1 Jan 1992 - 1 Jan 1992

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

420

Publisher:

Tor Books

ISBN:

0-812-53110-8

ISBN-13:

978-0-812-53110-7

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Luis Royo - Cover Artist

John Smith is just a typical teenager growing up in a typical American town in 1960... Or is he?

He has a dog - that can climb trees and understand very complex commands.

He has parents - who watch him constantly, taking notes when they think he's not looking.

He has a girlfriend - a girl he's never met, whom he has been told he must marry.

John knows something is wrong, but until he crosses the boundary fence late one night, he doesn't realize just how much. For wherever, whenever he lives, it is definitely not America, circa 1960!

RACE AGAINST
TIME

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First TOR printing: September 1985
Canada ISBN: 0-812-53111-6
Canada: $3.50

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Author(s)

Piers Anthony
Birth: 06 Aug 1934 Oxford, England

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