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I have recently discovered Wilson Tucker's work and am surprised I had not encountered him before and that so little of his material has been reprinted.

Time Bomb is a mystery. It takes place during a time when a populist
is starting to set up for a takeover of the American government in an
attempt to become dictator. This may sound familiar to some. But in this case, a number of his supporters have fallen victim to strange untraceable explosions.... or... maybe implosions. A police telepath is brought out to investigate and can't figure out exactly what is goine on, but he suspects somehow the operation of an actual time machine. Lieutenant Danforth of
the Security Police investigates.

I think this is very much a book for our time if only because of the
background situation. The scince in it is pretty doubtful at best, but
the characters and situations work well. Recommended.
--scot
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On 10/15/25 9:18 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:

I have recently discovered Wilson Tucker's work and am surprised I had not encountered him before and that so little of his material has been reprinted.

Time Bomb is a mystery. It takes place during a time when a populist
is starting to set up for a takeover of the American government in an
attempt to become dictator. This may sound familiar to some. But in this case, a number of his supporters have fallen victim to strange untraceable explosions.... or... maybe implosions. A police telepath is brought out to investigate and can't figure out exactly what is goine on, but he suspects somehow the operation of an actual time machine. Lieutenant Danforth of
the Security Police investigates.

I think this is very much a book for our time if only because of the background situation. The scince in it is pretty doubtful at best, but
the characters and situations work well. Recommended.
--scot

Also apparently known as "Tomorrow Plus X".
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Scott Dorsey wrote:

I have recently discovered Wilson Tucker's work and am surprised I had not encountered him before and that so little of his material has been reprinted.

His "The Year of the Quiet Sun" was an ace special, and his "The Lincoln Hunters" was some sort of retro-special. "The Long Loud Silence" is a post-plague disaster novel which is approximately 1400 pages shorter
than "The Stand". "The Warlock" is a cold-war novel with SF elements.


I've fond memories of all of them.

William Hyde

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On 10/15/25 4:45 PM, William Hyde wrote:

Scott Dorsey wrote:

I have recently discovered Wilson Tucker's work and am surprised I had
not
encountered him before and that so little of his material has been
reprinted.

His "The Year of the Quiet Sun" was an ace special, and his "The Lincoln Hunters" was some sort of retro-special. "The Long Loud Silence" is a post-plague disaster novel which is approximately 1400 pages shorter
than "The Stand". "The Warlock" is a cold-war novel with SF elements.

I've fond memories of all of them.

William Hyde

"The Year of the Quiet Sun" was nominated for both the Nebula and Hugo
Awards. It has been on my short list to find at a used book store for
many years.[1,2]

Tony
[1] Alas, no luck yet.
[2] Yes, yes, I could just find it online, but what's the fun in that?
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In article <10cp16d$3ujg5$1@dont-email.me>,
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

Scott Dorsey wrote:

I have recently discovered Wilson Tucker's work and am surprised I had not >> encountered him before and that so little of his material has been reprinted.

His "The Year of the Quiet Sun" was an ace special, and his "The Lincoln >Hunters" was some sort of retro-special. "The Long Loud Silence" is a >post-plague disaster novel which is approximately 1400 pages shorter
than "The Stand". "The Warlock" is a cold-war novel with SF elements.

Also, I just read The Time Machine, whose main character is a person who
turns up as a more minor (but still critical) character in Time Bomb.
--scott
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