A Century of Progress (Paperback)

~ Fred Saberhagen (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Tor Books (March 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812553411
• ISBN-13: 978-0812553413
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #240,005 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting... 'Vee haff vays of making you read...', February 17, 2004

By	J. R Weaver "A simple man." (SF, CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Century of Progress (Paperback)

'A Century of Progress' snared me with its cover. How often do you see Adolf Hitler and a dinosaur sharing picture space? (Well, if you're a SciFi/AltHist fan, maybe more than most people, but still...)

The premise is simple: In 1984, an aging man, his granddaughter dying of cancer, is approached by a mysterious woman who offers to cure the girl if he will do a bit of work for her and her organization... no more than a day or two, really...

The catch is that the job is in 1933, and that the job entails planting 'listening' devices in and around the Chicago World's Fair to pre-empt a Nazi-descended timeline from taking over this Earth as well.

Sub-par for Saberhagen, but still a decent read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Time Travel, August 23, 2007

By	John L.T. (Castro Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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Enjoyable time travel novel with interesting insights into the reaction of the characters to 1930's and 1980's America. A lot of fun to read, well written, with a pretty good plot. It easy to see other authors have been influenced by Saberhagen's work here and none have duplicated his style, wit, and characterizations.