Years in the Making: the Time-Travel Stories of L. Sprague de Camp is a 2005 collection of short stories by science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 and fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 author L. Sprague de Camp

L. Sprague de Camp

Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...

 edited by Mark L. Olson and illustrated by Bob Eggleton

Bob Eggleton

Bob Eggleton is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror artist. Eggleton has been honored with the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist eight times, first winning in 1994. He also won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book in 2001 for his art book "Greetings From Earth"...

, published in hardcover by NESFA Press

NESFA Press

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The book contains what the editor regards as de Camp's best science fiction stories and essays concerning time travel. It is the first in a projected series of the author's works. It also contains an introduction by Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove

Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction.- Life :...

, often regarded as de Camp's literary heir.

Contents

• "Introduction" by Harry Turtledove
• "The Wheels of If
  The Wheels of If
  "The Wheels of If" is a classic alternate history science fiction story by L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the magazine Unknown Fantasy Fiction for October, 1940, and first appeared in book form in de Camp's collection The Wheels of If and Other Science Fiction...
  
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• "Tiger in the Rain" (poem)
• "Balsamo’s Mirror"
• "Time" (poem)
• "Aristotle and the Gun
  Aristotle and the Gun
  "Aristotle and the Gun" is a classic time travel and alternate history science fiction story by L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the magazine Astounding Science-Fiction for February, 1958, and first appeared in book form in de Camp's collection A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative...
  
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• "Language for Time-Travelers" (essay)
• "Faunas" (poem)
• "The Gnarly Man"
• "Reward of Virtue" (poem)
• "A Gun for Dinosaur
  A Gun for Dinosaur
  "A Gun for Dinosaur" is a science fiction story written by L. Sprague de Camp as part of his Rivers of Time series. It was first published in the magazine Galaxy Science Fiction for March, 1956, and first appeared in book form in the anthology The World That Couldn't Be and 8 Other SF Novelets...
  
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• "Nahr al Kalb" (poem)
• Lest Darkness Fall
  Lest Darkness Fall
  Lest Darkness Fall is an alternate history science fiction novel written in 1939 by author L. Sprague de Camp. The book is often considered one of the best examples of the alternate history genre; it is certainly one of the most influential...
  
  (novel)
• "Kaziranga" (poem)
• "The Isolinguals"