Project Gutenberg 2016-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 129 Leiber, Fritz 1910 1992 Leiber, Fritz Reuter Dillon, Diane 1933 Dillon, Diane Claire Sorber Dillon, Leo 1933 2012 Time In the Round Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1957 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Time In the Round" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction short story published in the mid-20th century, specifically in the late 1950s. This narrative follows a young boy named Butcher who navigates a futuristic society where violence has been eradicated and replaced with harmless, simulated experiences. The story explores themes of childhood curiosity, the nature of violence, and the complexities of time perception. In the tale, Butcher is a discontented child longing for the excitement of genuine conflict and adventure, as he feels constrained by the overly sanitized environment around him. His rebellion leads him to the Time Theater, a place where the past can be observed through a "Time Bubble." Wanting to experience the harsh realities of history firsthand, he manages to sneak into the theater. During a viewing of a barbaric culture, he inadvertently disrupts the presentation, leading to chaos as warriors from the past emerge into the present. The narrative tackles the tensions between innocence and a yearning for authenticity, culminating in the Butcher's vicarious confrontation with bloodshed and heroism, ultimately revealing the conflicting desires of humanity toward violence and safety. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Boys -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 60449 2025-07-20T13:39:01.374632 text/html 36681 2024-10-23T00:08:37 text/html 377574 2025-07-20T13:39:03.250660 application/epub+zip 376391 2025-07-20T13:39:01.806648 application/epub+zip 90022 2025-07-20T13:39:01.595661 application/epub+zip 413997 2025-07-20T13:39:04.454651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407145 2025-07-20T13:39:03.004656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121166 2022-09-23T11:39:09.269200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52971 2025-07-20T13:39:01.180640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33199 2024-10-23T00:08:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18755 2025-07-20T13:39:04.592653 application/rdf+xml 21309 2025-07-20T13:39:01.663643 image/jpeg 3933 2025-07-20T13:39:01.629655 image/jpeg 344590 2025-07-20T13:39:01.390640 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia