The Night That All Time Broke Out
| "The Night That All Time Broke Out" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Brian W. Aldiss | |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Dangerous Visions |
| Publication type | anthology |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Publication date | 1967 |
"The Night That All Time Broke Out" is a short story by Brian W. Aldiss from Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions.[1][2]
Plot
The story presents a future world where time itself can be concentrated into a substance which is inhaled and used as a drug, causing the user to temporarily regress to an earlier time period. There is an explosion at the factory which produces the gas, causing a widespread regression of civilization (though it is unclear as to the extent).
References
- ^ Collings, Michael R. (1986-01-01). Brian Aldiss. Wildside Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-89370-955-6.
- ^ Westfahl, Gary (2022-10-07). The Stuff of Science Fiction: Hardware, Settings, Characters. McFarland & Company. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4766-8659-2.
External links
- The Night That All Time Broke Out title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database