Special Knowledge

by A. Bertram Chandler

Release: February 1946
Format: Novella
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Adults
Content: Definite Time Travel
Original Language: English

A man in WW2 Britain trades minds with his descendant, an officer on a spaceship. They are shipwrecked on Venus, where his 20th century seaman’s experience saves the day.

— Dave Hook

DEBUT

“Special Knowledge,” Astounding Science Fiction, February 1946.

VARIANTS

1 English variant

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

Circa AD 1940 to 1949
Unspecified Future Year: [Need to check this.]

Themes

Descendant Travel
Mind Travel

Real-World Tags

Venus
World War II

Groupings

Astounding · Analog (periodical): February 1946

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ITTDB Work #6997: by A. Bertram Chandler
Indexer: Michael Main
Curator: Michael Main
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