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The crossroads

Frustrated with a government that pays him to bury surplus produce while city people starve, Eben Smith loads his wagon with fruits and heads for the city with the intention of bartering them. However, his way soon becomes uncertain, and after falling into a nexus in time, Eben is soon bartering much more than produce with cultures in a series of alternate realities, accidentally wreaking havoc in each one.

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  • "Frustrated with a government that pays him to bury surplus produce while city people starve, Eben Smith loads his wagon with fruits and heads for the city with the intention of bartering them. However, his way soon becomes uncertain, and after falling into a nexus in time, Eben is soon bartering much more than produce with cultures in a series of alternate realities, accidentally wreaking havoc in each one."@en
  • "A farmer at the nexus of time and space, a woman granted youth again by powerful beings, and a man marooned on a small boat for days are the premises for the three fantastical tales by Hubbard. While The Crossroads is an amusing science fiction tale, Borrowed Glory holds more drama and sorrow, and The Devil's Rescue mixes horror with adventure."@en

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Short stories"@en
  • "Science fiction"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en