No Time For Heroes

Editor's note (from the Ace Double paperback): ”When Sam J. Lundwall first proposed the idea of his writing a novel with the central theme of this book it was with the thought of writing but the one entitledAlice's World. It was on that basis that Ace Books gave him the go-ahead signal. But as Mr. Lundwall progressed with the writing, it began to occur to him that there could be an altogether different way to approach the same premise – more satirical, more humorous, and with an alternate plot. As the idea grew he became more intrigued with the potential and, considering that the work was to be presented as part of one of the famous Ace double books, he finally approached us with the idea of doing both approaches to the theme. The idea was as intriguing to us as to him and we gave him the okay to go ahead with both novels. So we are pleased to present this unique package – two novels, quite different, by the same author and based on the same basic premise. So if you note No Time for Heroes as having certain things in common with Alice's World, it's not a coincidence. Rather, we hope, it makes for a double treat.” – Donald A. Wollheim