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Thirty people, the crew of an interstellar science research vessel on a routine mission in the year 2337, have survived a deep-space accident in their ship the Racine. In the aftermath they find they have unwittingly become time travelers, marooned on Earth in the year 1946. In the following days and weeks, as they consider their options, they quickly realize that their best hope for rescue, and thus their sole focus, must be to do everything possible to avoid changing their timeline.They devise a plan, and agreement, to each begin living a solitary and spartan existence in the United States of the twentieth century. They agree to remain cloaked in secrecy, severely limiting all contact and interactions with the society surrounding them. Understanding that one mistake, one slip, by any of them, could instantly erase forever their chance of rescue, they have solemnly agreed upon the ultimate consequence for anyone violating their plan--death.They endure this soul-numbing existence year after year--even as their hope of rescue continues to fade. With no other real options, they stoically follow their plan to avoid saying or doing anything that might somehow change their past and future timelines, in an increasingly desperate attempt to preserve their slim chance for return to their world, their time.They have managed for several years to live this numbingly inhuman existence--until now.In the year 1962, Captain Peter Heller has for the first time had to enforce their survival plan, and carry out the awful penalty by executing a member of the crew. Emotions flare and bitter doubts surface as his actions aren't supported by everyone. Some oppose him--violently. Mutinous crewmen are plotting, ready to kill to have their way. Their already volatile situation becomes even more critical as a local discovers their true identity as time travelers.Discipline is giving way. Revenge will be had. The future of the entire crew hangs in the balance.Can they hold on long enough to find redemption?This is the absorbing and fast-paced story of the explosive conflict and impossible choices faced by the crew and command of the Racine. Experience every minute of their devotion to duty and naked treachery, their unbearable loneliness and soaring love, their triumph and tragic loss."The Chameleon Society" is a fascinating, character-driven tale exploring in a realistic way the impossible personal choices and devastating emotional toll of accidental time travel--an epic story you will long remember.

The novelist and mystic William Sharp (1855–1905) wrote or edited around fifty books, both in his own name and under the pseudonym of Fiona MacLeod. An introduction to Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1881 led to his publishing a study of the poet and artist in the following year. Appointed as London art critic of the Glasgow Herald in 1883, he went on to make many more distinguished acquaintances. Originally published in 1892, this work concerns another keeper of illustrious contacts: Joseph Severn (1793–1879), painter and British consul at Rome, who is best remembered for his close friendship with John Keats. As biographer, Sharp utilises Severn's vast though occasionally inconsistent correspondence, tracing his life from his youth, through his years of intimacy with Keats, to his death and eventual burial at the great poet's side.

Title: The Sport of Chance. A novel.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Sharp, William; 1888 1887]. 3 vol.; 8 . 012639.e.7.