Appointment in Tomorrow, Fritz Leiber
Appointment in Tomorrow, Fritz Leiber
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Appointment in Tomorrow

Author: Fritz Leiber

Narrator: Greg Palmer

Unabridged: 1 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/27/2025


Synopsis

In a future America ruled by fear and suspicion, science has fallen out of favor. Discovery is treated as a threat, and those who question the system risk everything.One young scientist refuses to accept a world that has turned its back on knowledge. When he secretly tests a powerful new invention, the experiment could change the future, or destroy it.Appointment in Tomorrow is a gripping science fiction novella about courage, curiosity, and the dangerous struggle between ignorance and progress.

About Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber (1910–1992)
was equally adept at writing science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His works
were honored with the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy awards, and he was named a
Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He also
received the Gandalf Grand Master Award for fantasy writing.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jamie on October 31, 2021

"A scientist tells people the truth. When times are good—that is, when the truth offers no threat—people don't mind. But when times are very, very bad[...] A magician, on the other hand, tells people what they wish were true—that perpetual motion works, that cancer can be cured by colored lights, th......more

Goodreads review by C.A. on October 28, 2021

A story of betrayal, double crossed and crossed again. The Mars stuff was weird but it's prolific for the era. A lot of dialogue but that may have been because it's a radio show.......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on January 26, 2022

I could not read these words without being reminded of current politics: “A scientist tells people the truth. When times are good—that is, when the truth offers no threat—people don’t mind. But when times are very, very bad....” He went on, “A magician, on the other hand, tells people what they wish......more

Goodreads review by Mark on March 06, 2018

A story involving a mechanical Turk and the distinction between magic and science. Good short story with a lot of funs ideas.......more