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The Garden of Time- J.G. Ballard

4.5/5

Call Him Lord- Gordon R. Dickson.

4.1/5

'No,' he answered wishfully, ' we are a free folk, who say what we please.' 'But it seems you may not do as you please,' said Helgi.
'Well,' he said, 'we may not murder a man just because he offends us.'

but Gerald said folk obeyed him out of fear of the king. When he added that the term of a levy in the United States was two years, and that men could be called to war even in the harvest time, I said he was well out of a country with so ruthless and powerful a king.

That evening he entertained us well with stories of his home; true or not, they made good listening. However, he had no real polish, being unable to compose even two lines of verse. They must be a raw and backward lot in the United States. He said his task in the army had been to keep order among the troops. Helgi said this was unheard-of, and he must be a brave man who would offend so many men.

The Man Who Came Early - Poul Anderson

5/5