Book Review: Past Imperfect

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Past Imperfect     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Martin H. Greenberg , Larry Segriff
Class/Genre:   Science Fiction   [Short Stories]
Daw, Oct 2001, $6.99, 320 pp.

This collection of twelve wonderfully well-written tales centers on the paradox of time travel with some tales going back into the past and other forward into the future. This reviewer’s personal preferences are those tales that focus on the impact of someone altering an acceptable historical event (unless someone drifts back and takes away the EC comic involving sending a probe back to the dinosaur age that I read as a child). Each entry is fun and supports the limitless possibilities of what if that makes time paradoxes so engaging and imaginative, and time streams so impossible to grasp. These dozen are very good and entertaining. These strong authors provide readers with near perfect contributions for inclusion in PAST IMPERFECT.

Harriet Klausner

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