Collision Course (a.k.a. Collision with Chronos) is the fourth novel by the science fiction author Barrington J. Bayley. The novel was inspired by the multiple time dimensions proposed by J. W. Dunne. The plot centers on the collision of two alternate "presents", with disastrous implications for reality.
Rhys Hughes, in his review of Bayley's work, ranked the novel as Bayley's third-best but still the most original time paradox story in modern SF, noting that, for the first time, Bayley's novels had reached the high standards of his short stories.[1]
Reviewing the novel in Vector, Brian Stableford criticised Bayley's tendency to arbitrarily switch between viewpoints but concluded that "[y]ou will find it a rewarding experience."[3]
In 1990, Collision Course won the JapaneseSeiun Award for best translated novel.
Referencesedit
^. The Council for the Literature of the Fantastic. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^"Bayley, Barrington J." SF Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^"Collision with Chronos", Vector 83, September 1977
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