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''Quest for the Future'' is a science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt. It was first published by Ace Books in 1970. A schoolteacher from the 20th century becomes involved in the activities of a group of time travelers. ==Construction of novel== The author based the novel on three of his earlier stories, a procedure known as a fix-up.〔(van Vogt, A E ) The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, accessed Aug 1, 2014.〕 These stories, all first published in ''Astounding Science Fiction'', are: * "Film Library" (a novelette first published in July 1946). A movie projector shows scenes that seem to be from the future, including strange inventions and scenes on the planet Venus. A schoolteacher who rents the films investigates how the intended films were mysteriously replaced.〔(''Unravelling Van Vogt's fix-up novels'' ) ''Astounding Science Fiction'' at andrew-may.com, accessed Aug 1, 2014.〕〔(''Yesterday's Tomorrows: A. E. van Vogt'', by Graham Sleight ) Locus Online, accessed Aug 1, 2014.〕 * "The Search", (a novelette first published in January 1943). A traveling salesman, after waking in hospital unable to remember what happened to him in the previous two weeks, goes back to the places he visited in order to reconstruct the events. Some of the people he met are time travelers.〔 * "Far Centaurus", (a short story first published in January 1944). A spaceship travels to Alpha Centauri, a journey taking 500 years; the crew are in hibernation with brief periods awake. On arriving, they find an advanced civilization from Earth, who can travel there in three hours using faster-than-light machines, invented during the crew's long journey.〔〔(''Remembering "Far Centaurus"'' ) Centauri Dreams, accessed Aug 1, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quest for the Future」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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