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David I. Masson (1915–2007)

Author of The Caltraps of Time

6+ Works 160 Members 4 Reviews

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Includes the names: David I Masson, David L. Masson, David J. Masson

Works by David I. Masson

The Caltraps of Time (1968) — Author — 147 copies, 2 reviews
Traveller's Rest (1965) 7 copies, 1 review
Lost Ground {short story} 2 copies
Psychosmosis {short story} — Author — 2 copies, 1 review
Mouth of Hell 1 copy
Reis durch zween Zeiten [Erzählung] (1966) 1 copy
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Associated Works

The Time Traveller's Almanac (2013) — Contributor — 670 copies, 16 reviews
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1993) — Contributor — 598 copies, 10 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF (2013) — Contributor — 199 copies, 8 reviews
11th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F (1967) — Contributor — 131 copies, 4 reviews
Voyagers in Time (1967) — Contributor — 126 copies, 1 review
The Year 2000 (1970) — Contributor — 125 copies, 1 review
World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 (1966) — Author — 120 copies, 2 reviews
New Worlds: An Anthology (1983) — Contributor — 111 copies, 3 reviews
Best SF: 1968 (1969) — Author — 110 copies, 3 reviews
England Swings SF: Stories of Speculative Fiction (1968) — Contributor — 88 copies, 3 reviews
Best SF Stories from New Worlds 2 (1969) — Contributor — 75 copies, 1 review
Best SF Stories from New Worlds (1967) — Contributor — 74 copies
Dark Stars (1969) — Contributor — 74 copies
The Traps of Time (1970) — Contributor — 63 copies, 1 review
The Road to Science Fiction #5: The British Way (1998) 46 copies, 1 review
Stars of Albion (1979) — Contributor — 43 copies, 1 review
SF: Authors' Choice 3 (1973) — Contributor — 28 copies
Die Fußangeln der Zeit. Die schönsten Zeitreise- Geschichten I. (1984) — Contributor, some editions — 11 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 51 • August 2014 (2014) — Contributor — 9 copies, 1 review
Ikarus 2001. Best of Science Fiction. (2001) — Contributor — 8 copies
Papa Godzilla. Internationale Science Fiction Erzählungen. (1989) — Contributor — 4 copies
John Keats, a reassessment (1969) — Contributor — 2 copies
Mondaugen — Contributor — 1 copy
Das Blei der Zeit (1993) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Legal name
Masson, David Irvine
Birthdate
1915-11-06
Date of death
2007-02-27
Gender
male
Education
Merton College, Oxford
Occupations
librarian
science fiction writer
Organizations
Royal Army Medical Corps (WWII)
University of Leeds
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Places of residence
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Place of death
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Associated Place (for map)
England, UK

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aickman50 reviews
The Caltraps of Time (S.F. Masterworks) by David I. Masson
This is a stunning collection of New Wave SF. All seven stories are way above average quality, and the last one, called "Traveler's Rest", is easily one of the finest short science fiction stories I've ever encountered.
Aug 15, 20201 other review
AlanPoulter2,081 reviews
Travellers' rest [short fiction] by David I. Masson
Seems to be about an endless war...
Jun 7, 2016
AlanPoulter2,081 reviews
Psychosmosis by David Masson
Names survive, not people
Jul 18, 2017
HanJie1,517 reviews
The Caltraps of Time by David I. Masson
http://speculiction.blogspot.com/2013/09/review-of-caltraps-of-time-by-david-l.h...
Sep 20, 20131 other review
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Rating
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