The Runaway Skyscraper : A Positronic Book

Name: The Runaway Skyscraper : A Positronic Book
Brand: Positronic Publishing

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Originally published in 1919, The Runaway Skyscraper is an early and imaginative timetravel tale in which a modern office tower is hurled back into prehistoric Manhattan. When a sudden temporal disturbance uproots an entire New York skyscraper from the twentieth century and deposits it thousands of years in the past, its occupants must confront both survival and adaptation. Cut off from modern infrastructure and surrounded by an untamed landscape, the buildings engineers and workers struggle to understand what has happenedand how to return home. What unfolds is a briskly paced speculative adventure that blends technological ingenuity with frontier resourcefulness. Written decades before time displacement became a staple of science fiction, the story demonstrates Murray Leinsters inventive mind and early contribution to the developing genre. Compact and conceptdriven, The Runaway Skyscraper stands as a landmark example of imaginative problemsolving and speculative narrative from the formative years of American science fiction. Explore other exciting Positronic Books devoted to classic science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. | Murray Leinster The Runaway Skyscraper: A Positronic Book Paperback