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Books with author Damon Knight

  • Orbit 15

    Damon Knight

    Hardcover (Harper & Row, Oct. 15, 1974)
    Harper & Row, 1974. Hardcover with dustjacket, FIRST EDITION. Three essays by the editor ("They Say," The Memory Machine," Arcs & Secants") and these original stories: "Flaming Ducks and Giant Bread" by R. A. Lafferty; "Pale Hands" by Doris Piserchia; "Why Booth Didn't Kill Lincoln" by Edward Wellen; "If Eve Had Failed to Conceive" by Edward Wellen; "Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang" by Kate Wilhelm; "Melting" by Gene Wolfe; "In the Lilliputian Asylum: A Story in Eight Poems & an Interrogation"(poem) by Michael Bishop; "Ernie" by Lowell Kent Smith; "Live? Our Computers Will Do That for Us" by Brian W. Aldiss; "Ace 167" by Eleanor Arnason; "Biting Down Hard on Truth" by George Alec Effinger.
  • Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction

    Damon Knight

    Paperback (St. Martin's Griffin, March 15, 1997)
    Distilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Newly revised and expanded for this Third Edition, Creating Short Fiction is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing short stories of originality, durability, and quality. Celebrated short-story author and writing instructor Knight also includes many examples and exercises that have been effective in classrooms and workshops everywhere.
  • The Pages of Time: A Time Travel Thriller

    Damian Knight

    language (, July 4, 2015)
    What would you risk to save the people you love?Sam Rayner thinks he is an ordinary teenager. But when his family’s flight is brought down in a shocking act of terrorism, he suffers a traumatic brain injury that leaves him in a coma.On waking in a hospital bed, Sam learns that his father was killed in the crash. As he struggles to come to terms with his loss, he begins to experience strange seizures that distort the flow of time and transport him into the body of his past or future self.At first these episodes feel more like a disability than anything useful. That is until Sam collapses at his father’s funeral and finds himself flung several hours ahead, where he overhears a news report about another terrorist attack.Could this information hold the key to preventing the impending atrocity before it takes place?Can Sam find a way to save his family from violent deaths that are already in the past, defeat the sinister forces that wish to use his powers for their own ends, and maybe also win the girl he loves…by turning the pages of time?“An innovative and imaginative approach to time travel.” Amazon Reviewer“Well written, great premise and an all-around great story.” Amazon Reviewer“The most suspenseful time travel story I have ever read…Captivating, intense, adventurous, and spectacular.” Amazon ReviewerJoin the adventure and start reading today!Click above to buy, or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited
  • Ripples of the Past: The Pages of Time Book 2

    Damian Knight

    eBook (, March 14, 2018)
    After altering the past on the night of Christmas Eve, reluctant time-traveller Sam Rayner finds himself trapped in a new timeline in which he has no recollection of the last month. Although Sam and his friends are seemingly safe, he has lost the girl he loves and remains no closer to reversing the plane crash that has torn his family apart. As he struggles to make sense of this unfamiliar new reality, Sam sets out to obtain a fresh supply of Tetradyamide, the drug that controls and enhances his ability, and soon finds himself pursued by forces of both good and evil as he is sucked into a conspiracy that runs far deeper than he could have ever imagined.
  • A Trick of the Light: The Pages of Time Book 1.5

    Damian Knight

    eBook (, June 9, 2017)
    It’s the summer of 1969, and as Apollo 11 touches down on the moon, Michael Humboldt, a soldier horrifically wounded in the Vietnam War, uses the disturbing new powers he has developed to escape a secure military hospital in San Francisco. Seeking to become the master of his own destiny, Michael travels the backroads of California in order to evade the police and military authorities who are searching for him. But before the year is out, he has fallen for the beautiful Rachel and returns to San Francisco to find the doctor who can help control his powers, throwing him into a deadly game of cat and mouse, the shockwaves of which will be felt for years to come.
  • The Best of Damon Knight

    Damon Knight

    Mass Market Paperback (Pocket Books, Sept. 15, 1976)
    Book by Damon Knight
  • The Best of Damon Knight

    Damon Francis Knight

    Hardcover (Taplinger Publishing, March 15, 1976)
    HARDCOVER / SCIENCE FICTION
  • The Best of Damon Knight

    Damon Knight

    Hardcover (Nelson Doubleday, Inc, March 15, 1976)
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  • The Pages of Time

    Damian Knight

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, July 16, 2015)
    Time is not what it seems…Sam Rayner thinks he’s an ordinary sixteen-year-old.But when his family’s transatlantic flight is brought down in a shocking act of terrorism, he suffers a traumatic brain injury that leaves him in a coma.After waking in a hospital bed, Sam begins to experience strange seizures that distort the flow of time and transport him into the body of his past or future self.Is there a way of controlling these episodes?Can he use them to prevent another atrocity before it even takes place?And what of the sinister forces that wish to use his powers for their own ends?Before he knows it, Sam’s in way over his head, caught up in a plot that dates half a century back.Mastering his newfound ability may just hold the key to saving his family from violent deaths that are already in the past…but could it also win him the girl of his dreams?“An innovative and imaginative approach to time travel.” Amazon Reviewer“Well written, great premise and an all-around great story.” Amazon Reviewer“The most suspenseful time travel story I have ever read…Captivating, intense, adventurous, and spectacular.” Amazon ReviewerYou’ll love this gripping time travel tale, because the twists and turns keep coming.Join the adventure and start reading today! Click above to buy, or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited
  • Dimension X

    Damon Knight

    Paperback (Coronet Books, )
    1st edition Coronet 1974 paperback, vg+ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
  • Ripples of the Past

    Damian Knight

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, March 13, 2018)
    After altering the past on the night of Christmas Eve, reluctant time-traveller Sam Rayner finds himself trapped in a new timeline in which he has no recollection of the last month. Although Sam and his friends are now safe, he has lost the girl he loves and remains no closer to reversing the plane crash that has torn his family apart. As he struggles to make sense of this new reality, Sam sets out to obtain a new supply of Tetradyamide, the drug that enhances his ability, and finds himself pursued by forces of both good and evil as he is sucked into a conspiracy that runs far deeper than he could ever have imagined.
  • Dimension X

    Damon Knight

    Hardcover (Simon and Schuster, March 1, 1971)
    Hardcover