Two adventurers, Trenwyck and Blinkers, answer a strange ad and eventually find themselves
stranded in 1492 without enough of the time-travel corn for the entire party to return, so
they send Columbus into the future to procure more of the precious kernels.
Fantasy or
science fiction? Nothing particularly scientific about the time travel method, but the
presentation of the want ad for a party of courageous men convinced us to tag Cook’s yarn
as both sf and fantasy.
— Michael Main
Wanted—A party of courageous men, experts in the various
trades, to accompany a philanthropic gentleman on a mission of enlightenment to the
Middle Ages. Single men only. References exchanged. An opportunity offers to construct
anew the history of several benighted nations. If interested, call or write.
Percival Tapscott, No. 198 Forty-Third Street.