The Big Time
The Big Time is a science fiction novel by Fritz Leiber, likely written in the mid-20th century, set in an alternate reality during an ongoing conflict known as the Change War. The narrative follows Greta Forzane, an entertainer at a Recuperation Station for soldiers who have traveled through time to alter historical events in their favor, battling against entities called 'Snakes.' The story explores themes of memory, identity, and the psychological toll of time-travel warfare, blending drama and humor within its unique premise.
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“Maud chuckled proudly and Erich shouted, "Welcome back from the Void, Kamerad," and then, because he's German and thinks all parties have to be noisy and satirically pompous, he jumped on a couch and announced, "Heren und Damen, permit me to introduce the noblest Roman of them all, Marcus Vipsalus Niger".””
— Fritz Leiber
“… if you assume a big enough conspiracy, you can explain anything, including the cosmos itself.””
— Fritz Leiber
“It's this way: the Big Time is a train, and the Little Time is the countryside as we're on the train, unless we go out a Door, and as Gertie Stein might put it, you can't time travel through the time you time travel in when you time travel.””
— Fritz Leiber
