The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream Author:G. C. Edmondson Ace Books Paperback No. 76092-9; the revised and expanded 1978 version of the author's 1965 novella which was a SFWA nominee. Paraphrased from the back cover: "The ALICE was the oddest special research vessel ever to fly the US Navy ensign: small, wooden-hulled, and sail-powered, she was out-of-place even in the Navy of 100 years ago -- but fo... more »r the nightmare of an electronic Christmas tree hanging from the main boom, the purpose of which was to detect enemy submarines. It didn't work that well, but when lightning struck it, it proved itself very efficient at something else. When the smoke cleared, the ALICE was alongside a Viking long-ship, full of Vikings, throwing things." Told with a certain amount of tongue-in-cheek humor and ribaldry, a great introduction to the books of Mr. Edmondson.« less