Times Without Number

Some editions list this as a novel. In practice, the three stories remain very separate in plot and location, although they do share a common protagonist and a few other characters. All three stories start from an alternative 1988, but take place in different towns and times, ending in two different times/realities. The original 1962 magazine stories were abridged for their publication in book form. In 1969 this story collection was revised and expanded and grew from 139 to 156 paperback pages, and again in 1974 when it grew to 233 pages. Thus there are four different versions of these stories:

• 1962 magazine publication of individual stories
• 1962 abridged collection
• 1969 revised collection
• 1974 revised collection

First Ace printing (not stated) of this revised/expanded edition Month of publication from Jad Smith's John Brunner biography Cover art is credited to Schoenherr on the copyright page, no visible signature ISBN derived from SBN on spine