The cover page is adapted from Creation of the World⁠—V, a painting completed between 1906 and 1907 by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. The cover and title pages feature the League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by The League of Moveable Type. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikalojus_Konstantinas_%C4%8Ciurlioniswww.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/

The Big Time

Chapters (16)
  1. I: Enter Three Hussars 0:00
  2. II: A Right-Hand Glove 25:38
  3. III: Nine for a Party 48:31
  4. IV: SOS from Nowhere 1:02:25
  5. V: Sid Insists on Ghostgirls 1:14:02
  6. VI: Crete Circa 1300 BC 1:22:08
  7. VII: Time to Think 1:32:23
  8. VIII: A Place to Stand 1:51:37
  9. IX: A Locked Room 2:16:59
  10. X: Motives and Opportunities 2:31:39
  11. XI: The Western Front, 1917 2:44:07
  12. XII: A Big Opportunity 2:57:17
  13. XIII: The Tiger Is Loose 3:17:43
  14. XIV: “Now Will You Talk?” 3:28:57
  15. XV: Lord Spider 3:39:48
  16. XVI: The Possibility-Binders 3:55:11
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At the time of the release of this ebook edition of The Big Time, it remains the only Hugo Award–winning work in the public domain. That makes it a very special treasure indeed!

The Big Time tells the tale of a group of servicemembers who work in facilities isolated from regular space-time. They’re involved in a war conducted by two shadowy groups that spans time itself, with all of humanity as pawns on an ever-changing historical battlefield. It explores a fascinating range of themes including time travel, the purpose of war, isolation, and love in the face of it all.

Narrator
Qwen3-TTS Aiden
Length
4 h 13 min
Language
English
Released
September 19, 2026
Source ebook
Standard Ebooks