![]() ![]() ![]() For readers actually familiar with the Quaker City, there is the added pleasure of seeing an eerily recognizable rendition of the past (1918) projected into a strange future. not dated writing and is never likely to be it's lucid, didactic, analytical, and above all, zestful." -Damon Knight, In Search of Wonderįirst published in the fabulously rare pulp magazine The Thrill Book in 1919, this masterful blend of time-travel fantasy, alternate realities, and social satire propels early 20th century characters into the Philadelphia of the year 2118, in which the city is an isolated dystopia run by a corrupt oligarchy, the Liberty Bell has been transformed into a disintegration machine, and William Penn is worshiped as a god. Those who insist on the close reasoning and satirical wit of modern science fiction will find surprising amounts of both here and if, like myself, you have a foot in both camps, you're sure to be delighted by this connoisseur's blend of the quaint and the ageless. ![]() "Those who yearn for the Good Old Days are bound to like it. ![]()
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