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Delayed Action

Charles V. De Vet

First published September 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A planet has a unique tourist attraction, a real Moebius strip where gravity behaves strangely. Even though it is a popular travel spot apparently no one has ever studied at all, and no one has even walked on it for more than a little distance. A man follows another to bridge further than anyone before and finds that he is transported in time. He has lost his memory, finds a job and lives his life until he almost robbed.

Notes

Wordcount (Gutenberg project): 6.235

Publications (5)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1953 Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1953 Galaxy Publishing Corp. MAGAZINE 140
February 1954 Galaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 3 No. 11 Strato Publications MAGAZINE 114
September 2010 Delayed Action Project Gutenberg Chapbook
March 2015 The 14th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack Wildside Press Collection
April 2017 The Science Fiction Crime Megapack Wildside Press Anthology |7