In Some Lapse of Time Dr. Max Harrow will stroll down the corridors of his busy hospital into the radioactive grasp of an enigmatic tramp with a message from the future: the severed joint of a human finger..a finger belonging to Dr. Max Harrow. - Have you ever wanted to be like God? Bernard Brown hadn't considered the matter seriously until he was presented with the opportunity in The Imprint of Chaos. - A group of spacetroopers learn a lesson in humanity from the most astonishing source of all: a planet of robots who know what it is to be called Thou Good and Faithful. - John Brunner has become one of the most talked-about new science fiction writers as each new story and novel reveals new aspects of a startlingly original mind. Now Then! is a triple demonstration of his skills.