The Big Time

audiobook

The Big Time

by Fritz Leiber

EN·~3 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total

By FRITZ LEIBER - THE BIG TIME

0:12

CHAPTER 1

22:50

CHAPTER 2

19:57

CHAPTER 3

12:23

CHAPTER 4

10:05

CHAPTER 5

7:11

CHAPTER 6

8:35

CHAPTER 7

17:05

CHAPTER 8

21:42

CHAPTER 9

13:19

Description

Greta Forzane is a hard‑edged party‑girl turned “Entertainer,” tending a bustling recuperation hub that exists outside any ordinary universe. In the secret “Change War,” soldiers hop through time to rewrite crucial moments, and Greta’s job is to patch up their bodies and minds before they plunge back into the fray. The Place, a hybrid of nightclub vibe and Zeppelin hangar, is filled with a rag‑tag crew of time‑displaced allies who juggle humor, love‑triangles, and the occasional bureaucratic nightmare.

Through Greta’s witty narration, listeners catch glimpses of the war’s hidden influence on everyday life—flickering memories, sudden personality shifts, and the eerie feeling that unseen forces are reshaping history. As three fresh‑arrived soldiers arrive, the story explores how ordinary people become the unsung caretakers of a conflict that spans billions of years, all while Greta discovers more about herself than she ever expected.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (214K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2010-05-05

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

1910–1992

A sharp, imaginative voice in fantasy, horror, and science fiction, this American writer helped shape modern sword-and-sorcery through the adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. His work is known for its wit, atmosphere, and willingness to move easily between eerie horror, big ideas, and playful adventure.

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