Books like No Time Like Tomorrow by Brian W. Aldiss
No Time Like Tomorrow gathers a series of speculative adventures that stretch the imagination across centuries and planets. In one story a formidable monster journeys back to devastate humanity on Earth; in another a seemingly ordinary husband finds himself trapped far into the future, living amid barbaric entertainment. A sportsman revisits prehistoric times to hunt a giant brontosaurus, while a governor of a penal colony sacrifices himself for the survival of his settlement. Each narrative blends time travel, extraterrestrial life, and futuristic societies, pushing the boundary between speculative fiction and the real world.
First publish date: April 1, 1971
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Brian W. Aldiss
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