** "Flight From Time" by Alfred Coppel, is a science fiction tale about a man named Malenson who tries to avoid punishment for his crimes by traveling through space for a very long time. The story looks at being alone and how people understand time. Malenson steals a lot of money and travels into space, thinking he will hide until it is legal to come back. At first, he feels in charge, but his spaceship has problems with its time system, which throws him into a state where time doesn't seem to exist. As time passes, he gets more and more lost, forgetting who he is. When he goes back to Earth, thinking only fifteen years have gone by, he is surprised to learn that it has only been a little over two years. The story ends sadly when he is arrested and realizes he has aged very quickly. **
Flight From Time
By Alfred Coppel
** A desperate escape into the vast emptiness of space becomes a haunting trap when a criminal's attempt to outrun justice leads to a terrifying confrontation with time itself.
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About the AuthorAlfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. Born in Oakland, he served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp magazine authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.
Alfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. Born in Oakland, he served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp magazine authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.
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