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The Big Time is a short science fiction novel by American writer Fritz Leiber. Awarded the Hugo Award for Best Novel or Novelette in 1958, The Big Time was published originally in two parts in Galaxy Magazine's March and April 1958 issues, illustrated by Virgil Finlay. It was subsequently reprinted in book form several times. The Big Time is a story involving only a few characters, but with a vast, cosmic backstory. Plot summaryPremiseTwo factions, the Spiders and the Snakes, are both capable of time travel. They are engaged in a long-term conflict called ""The Change War"". Their method of battle involves changing the outcomes of events throughout history (temporal war). The true forms or identities of the Spiders and the Snakes, how those nicknames were chosen, or whether they are in any way descriptive are all unknown. New Spiders and Snakes are recruited from various places and times to become participants in the Change War. Characters include: Cretan Amazons, Roman legionnaires, Hussars, Wehrmacht Landsers, American GIs, and Space Commandos. Non-human participants include Lunans and Venusians, recruited from billions of years in the past and future....

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At the time of the release of this ebook edition of The Big Time, it remains the only Hugo Award-winning work in the public domain. That makes it a very special treasure indeed!The Big Time tells the tale of a group of servicemembers who work in facilities isolated from regular space-time. They're involved in a war conducted by two shadowy groups that spans time itself, with all of humanity as pawns on an ever-changing historical battlefield. It explores a fascinating range of themes including time travel, the purpose of war, isolation, and love in the face of it all.

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