num_pages: 191
description: Tremendous knowledge has enabled the Empire of Isher to rule over the Universe. Only one institution obstructs its total control - The Weapons Shops. The Shops arm and defend the free people against their formidable ruler, but facing a perilous attack, the allies of the Shops are nearing collapse.As the defense of the Shops is about to crumble, McAllister, a reporter from the twentieth century hurled through a vast time-warp, arrives in 4875. McAllister possesses an uncontrollable time-energy force capable of total destruction, unless the Weapon Shops' founder, Robert Hedrock, can pull off a miracle. The pendulum of Time swings more wildly as the fabric of space time begins to shred...
language: English
title: The Weapon Shops of Isher
titlecomplete: The Weapon Shops of Isher
genres: Science Fiction, Classics, Collections, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Space Opera, Short Stories, Dystopia, Time Travel, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 4697
series: The Empire of Isher
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
publisher: Pocket Books