Title
attributed to Andre Norton
& # 1 in the Crosstime series (aka)
Blake Walker
& Also appears in ACE
Double Book with Mankind on the Run by Gordon R. Dickson
Bibliography ~
¯
(1962) * Published by
ACE, PB, # D-546, $0.35, 169pg ~ cover by
Schultz
¯ (1976) * Published by
Gollancz, HC, 0-575-02077-6, £2.75, 192pg ~
UK printing ~ cover by
Tony Roberts {Red Paper Boards}
¯ (1978) * Published by
Gregg Press, HC, 0-8398-2418-1, $7.95, 190pg
~ Space Adventure Novels of Andre Norton 4 ~ Dust Jacket by
Jack Gaughan,
Frontmatter by
Elizabeth R. Cooke {Binding: 5.625 x 8.25 - Brown Cloth Boards with
Gold Lettering (Publisher states the color is Burnt Orange), Orange Endpapers} ~ See Gregg Press Page for
list of complete set
¯ Crosstime
(2008) * Published by BAEN, HC, 1-416-55529-3,
$23.00 ~ cover by
Stephen Hickman ~ Omnibus containing
The Crossroads of Time
(1962) &
Quest
Crosstime (1965)
Non English
Editions
~
¯ (1976) Published in Berlin, Germany; by Ullstein, 35-480-3203-6, Ullstein 2000, Ullstein-Bücher 3203, 126pg ~ translated by Ingrid Rothmann ~ German title Kreuzweg der Zeit
¯ (1970) Published in Piacenza, Italy; by Casa Editrice La Tribuna, Galassia, n. 110, 148pg ~ translated by Filippo Osvaldini ~ illustrated by Ferruccio Alessandri ~ Italian title I corridoi del tempo ~ Published with several short stories/articles.
¯ (1974) Published in Piacenza, Italy; by Casa Editrice La Tribuna, Bigalassia n. 17 ~ translated by Filippo Ovaldini ~ Italian title I corridoi del tempo
¯ (1996) Published in Poznań, Poland; by Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 83-861-3819-X, 202pg ~ translated by Piotr Kuś ~ Polish title Skrzyżowania światów
Synopsis ~
Blake has a premonition that something dangerous
is about to occur in his vicinity and, when it peaks, he is drawn to the
corridor. After easing the door open, he finds a man holding a gun on another
man who is unlocking the room across the way. Blake grabs the gunman's throat
and yanks his head back, providing the other man with an opportunity to knock
the gunman unconscious. The rescued man introduces himself as Kittson, an FBI
agent. Soon, two of Kittson's associates come and take away the gunman. Shortly
thereafter, someone identifying himself as a hotel security officer knocks on
Blake's door, but Kittson tells Blake to say that he is going to check with the
desk and the stranger goes away. Since someone is obviously curious about the
recent events, Kittson takes Blake with him when he leaves. They travel to a
loft apartment atop a warehouse, where Blake finds three other men in addition
to Mark Kittson. Apparently, these men are doing a great deal of reading, for
piles of books, with numerous bookmarks, are all around the living room. One of
the men, Jason Saxton, claims that the books are part of his hobby, the study
of history, and turns the conversation to the subject of decision points in
history causing diverging timelines. Later, Blake is awakened to find Kittson
injured and being helped into another bedroom. The next day that bedroom is
locked and then someone or something comes up the elevator to the outside door
and sends a mental presence into the room, attacking Blake. Although Blake
holds out for a while, he collapses after the attacking presence is scared off
by the returning agents. When the others learn of the intrusion, they prepare
to more their operation elsewhere. However, they tell Blake a little more about
the crosstime secret and their mission to catch a power-mad renegade. Blake
learns just enough to pretend to be totally ignorant of the true mission when
he later falls into the hands of the opposition.
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