| The Bird of Time | |
| Author: | Wallace West |
| Cover Artist: | W.I. Van der Poel, Jr. |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Gnome Press |
| Release Date: | 1959 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback) |
| Pages: | 191 pp |
| Oclc: | 1295293 |
The Bird of Time is a science fiction novel by American writer Wallace West. It was published in 1959 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies, of which 2,102 were never bound. The novel is a fix-up of four of West's short stories that had originally appeared in the magazines Astounding and Thrilling Wonder Stories.
The novel concerns the adventures of the Martian bird-woman Yahna and Earthman Bill Newsome and the conflict between their worlds.
Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale received the novel favorably, calling it "quick-paced and deftly written," but noted that the opening segment was clearly superior to the following parts.[1]
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