{"product_id":"mind-out-of-time-9781953215109","title":"Mind Out of Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBUT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A TIME MACHINE . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInventor Dr. Angus McAran, born brilliant but deformed, had as little use for other people as they had for him. Until the day he met the Neanderthal... and Angus discovered that he had destiny, one he wasn't sure he wanted. Turns out Angus had invented a time machine. Well, not yet, but soon, any day now. He'd also founded and led a secret time-traveling organization. That's why the Neanderthal was here - to make sure Angus' life went according to plan. Well, that and to protect him from rival time organizations trying to assassinate Angus before he could invent his time machine. But Angus wasn't sure he wanted ANY of this - and didn't like taking orders, even from himself. Was his destiny inescapable? Or could he turn his back on all of it and lead a simple, safe life? One thing was certain: no matter what, Angus was going to find out!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novella is the origin story of Doc Angus and his time-traveling organization, GRIPE, from Christopher Stasheff's \u003cem\u003eWarlock of Gramarye\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOTE: Although the hardcover is a collection of Stasheff's short stories, this ebook contains only the novella \u003cem\u003eMind Out of Time\u003c\/em\u003e and the GRIPE short story \u003cem\u003eKing John's Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStasheff, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Christopher Stasheff was a teacher, thespian, techie, and author of science fiction \u0026amp; fantasy novels. One of the pioneers of science fantasy, his career spans four decades, 44 novels (including translations into Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Japanese), 29 short stories, and seven 7 anthologies. His novels are famous for their humor (and bad puns), exploration of comparative political systems, and philosophical undertones. Chris has always had difficulty distinguishing fantasy from reality and has tried to compensate by teaching college. When teaching proved too real, he gave it up in favor of writing full time. He tends to pre-script his life, but can't understand why other people never get their lines right. This causes a fair amount of misunderstanding with his wife and four children. He writes novels because it's the only way he can be the director, the designer, and all the actors too.","brand":"Stasheff Literary Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50444816711954,"sku":"9781953215109","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d379923-32f8-4647-83be-adbef2ba9865.jpg?v=1729690015","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mind-out-of-time-9781953215109","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}