''Exiles of Time'' is a

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novel by American writer

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. It was first published in book form in

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

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in an edition of 2,112 copies, of which 112 were signed, numbered and slipcased. The novel first appeared in the magazine ''

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'' in May 1940.

Plot introduction

After a strange bloodstone amulet is found in an ancient Arabian tomb by archaeologists, the native employees of the expedition attack the others when they refuse to leave. One of the archaeologists, Lance Vidor, seeks refuge in the tomb, where he is transported to a different point in the time circle of Earth. Vidor finds others who have been summoned to the time period for the purpose of saving the Earth from an oncoming comet.

Reception

P. Schuyler Miller, calling Bond a "born storyteller," declared the novel "may be corn to the elect, but it will probably be more like corn squeezins to the neophytes."

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reviewer Thomas A. Carter found ''Exiles'' to be "an absorbing adventure fantasy."'' Fantasy Commentator'' #24, Winter 1949-50, p.112

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* * * 1949 American novels 1949 science fiction novels American science fiction novels Works by Nelson S. Bond Works originally published in Blue Book (magazine) {{1940s-sf-novel-stub