Title: Masters of Time Title Record # 22190
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1942-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles	Translations	Translated Serializations
Year Title 1942 Recruiting Station 1960ⓘFirst appeared under this title as half of an Ace Double April 1960, with Lost in Space by George O. Smith, and then in the omnibus "The Three Eyes of Evil" (1973 UK). Earth's Last Fortress	Year Language Title 1960ⓘTranslated by Helmut & Edith Bittner, credited as 'Bi'. German Beherrscher der Zeit 1962ⓘTranslated by uncredited Dutch De laatste vesting 1968ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Eurico%20da%20Fonseca&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Eurico da Fonseca</a> Portuguese A última fortaleza terrestre 1975ⓘTranslated by A. van Hageland Dutch De Meesterbreinen 1978ⓘTranslated by Jacqueline Huet Note that this text is presented as a translation of non-existent text called <i>The Last Fortress</i> but is correctly copyrighted 1942. French La dernière forteresse?La derniere forteresse 1978ⓘTranslated by Lore Strassl. German Beherrscher der Zeit 1986ⓘTranslated by Lucia Morelli Italian L'ultima fortezza della Terra [as by Alfred E. van Vogt] 1994ⓘTranslated by Mirela Baltă and Nicolae Baltă Romanian Stăpânii timpului?Stapanii timpului	Year Language Title 1964ⓘTranslated by Lucia Morelli Italian L'ultima fortezza della Terra (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Nominations Below Cutoff (as Recruiting Station)	2018 Retro Hugo	Best Novella

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Masters of Time	1950-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Fantasy Press		$3.00?$: US dollar	227	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Edd Cartier
Masters of Time	1967-01-00	A. E. van Vogt	Macfadden Books	50-334	$0.50?$: US dollar	128	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap
Masters of Time	1967-01-00	A. E. van Vogt	Macfadden Books	50-334	C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar	128	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap
Masters of Time	1969-06-00	A. E. van Vogt	Macfadden Books	60-406	$0.60?$: US dollar	128	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap	Jack Faragasso
Masters of Time	1969-06-00	A. E. van Vogt	Macfadden Books	60-406	C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar	128	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap	Jack Faragasso
Masters of Time	1974-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	Manor Books	75520	$0.75?$: US dollar	128	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap
Masters of Time	1975-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Manor Books	95417	$0.95?$: US dollar	128	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap	Bruce Pennington

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Reviews

• Review by uncredited (1950) in Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1950
• Review by Damon Knight (1950) in Worlds Beyond, January 1951, (1951)
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1951) in Astounding Science Fiction, February 1951
• Review by Frederik Pohl (1960) in If, September 1960 , reprinted in:
•     If, #6 [UK] (1960)
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1961) in Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1961
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1967) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, September 1967
• Review [German] by Michael Nagula (1978) in Orion, #84: Tore zur Hölle