A man from the future travels back to the present and meets a woman who has six fingers on her left hand. They fall in love but their relationship is complicated by the fact that she is destined to die young, while he is trying to prevent a catastrophic event from occurring. The story explores themes of time travel, free will, and the consequences of altering the past.
By R. A. Lafferty · First published 1965 · Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Psychological Fiction