First published
1954
Words
10,500
The heat of the early afternoon sun lay like a hot compress on the back of Maldon's neck, and he felt as though his hair was burning.
"This story will undoubtedly revive the old controversies about a man going into his past and killing his grandfather -- in this case the murderer doesn't know his victim at all not just why he is going to kill him. "Only that he must -- if he can." (Blurb of the Year, 1954). Maldon time-jumps twenty years into the past to murder his own grandfather, Henry Steenson, when he was a mere stripling. As for the motive, I won't spoil White's cunningly overcomplicated plot if I tell you that the Clue is in the Title.
Synopsis by
Graham Andrews
In magazines
| Title | Language | Editor | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New Worlds 27, September 1954 | English | John Carnell | September 1954 |
Publication notes
NEW WORLDS No. 27, September 1954
Data sources
James White Information (original site). Synopsis by Graham Andrews.
ISFDB title record (CC BY 4.0).
ISFDB title record (CC BY 4.0).