The Bird of Time

The Bird of Time

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Wallace West
Cover artist	W.I. Van der Poel, Jr.
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Gnome Press
Publication date	1959
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	191 pp
OCLC	1295293

The Bird of Time is a science fiction novel by American writer Wallace West. It was published in 1959 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies, of which 2,102 were never bound. The novel is a fix-up of four of West's short stories that had originally appeared in the magazines Astounding and Thrilling Wonder Stories.

Plot introduction

The novel concerns the adventures of the Martian bird-woman Yahna and Earthman Bill Newsome and the conflict between their worlds.

Contents

• "En Route to Pluto"
• "The Lure of Polaris"
• "The Bird of Time"
• "Captive Audience"

Reception

Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale received the novel favorably, calling it "quick-paced and deftly written," but noted that the opening segment was clearly superior to the following parts.

Sources

• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 307.
• Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-03-04.
• Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 453. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.