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The Productions of Time
The Productions of Time
The Productions of Time
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The Productions of Time

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A down-on-his-luck actor finds himself directed toward self-sabotage in this science fiction thriller from the award-winning author of Stand on Zanzibar.

In The Productions of Time, Murray Douglas has beaten his alcohol addiction, needs a new acting job and can't be choosy. Then he ends up in an isolated country estate with every move being recorded by what appear to be alien instruments, every deviant desire and weakness constantly prodded and encouraged and self-destruction the order of the day, every day. What is the goal of the production? Who (or what) will ever see the show? Will he (or anyone) survive the ordeal? The show must go on . . .
 
“One of the most important science fiction authors. Brunner held a mirror up to reflect our foibles because he wanted to save us from ourselves.” —SF Site
 
LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 1, 2014
ISBN9781497617780
The Productions of Time
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John Brunner

John Brunner (1934 – 1995) published his first novel pseudonymously at the age of seventeen. He went on to publish many science fiction adventure novels and stories. Stand on Zanzibar, winner of the 1969 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel and the British Science Fiction Association award the same year, is regarded as his greatest achievement.

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    A brilliant but martinet-like director has secluded the cast of a new film in an unused mansion for weeks of intense, bizarre rehearsals. A declining actor (who narrates the story) discovers the horrible truth (a favorite Brunner theme) about the director and the explanation for the many odd things he has observed. One of his early gems.

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