Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!topaz!henry%clemson.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa From: henry%clemson.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: story request Message-ID: <2403@topaz.ARPA> Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 20:29:22 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.2403 Posted: Wed Jun 26 20:29:22 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 07:11:04 EDT Sender: daemon@topaz.ARPA Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 28 From: Henry Vogel> Nick Simicich >Subject: Story title request. > >A friend of mine is looking for a book title. Perhaps you can help: > >Thought I'd ask all you SciFi nuts about a book I've been trying to >(re)find for years. I could swear the word 'belt' or 'timebelt' was >used someplace in the title. The story is about a guy who got a belt >for his birthday from a relative. The belt is supposed to allow him >to travel in time... While putting on the belt and doubtfully >looking it over, he gets a knock on his door. He opens the door to >find 'himself' - who tells him that he'll understand later, comes in >and grabs something and leaves. So the guy decides to set the belt >back a few hours and try it out... he ends up back in time by a few >hours. Somewhere along the line he must go back to his apartment. >He comes up to the door, hears someone inside, and it dawns on him. >He knocks- 'himself' answers - he explains to 'himself' that he'll >understand later and goes and gets something in the apartment and >leaves. The book you're looking for is The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold. This is a truely strange, but fun book. I think you shouldn't have any problem finding it. Henry Vogel henry%clemson.csnet@csnet-relay