Many Dimensions
core novel 1931 The Novels of Charles Williams
Record
| First published | 1931 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.88 (818 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Sir Giles Tumulty, an unscrupulous scholar and collector, obtains a stone once set in the crown of King Solomon. The stone has strange properties: it can be copied without losing any of its power, and whoever holds it can move through space and time. Tumulty and his stockbroker nephew, Reginald Montague, plan to examine and exploit it. Guardians of the stone, linked to the Persian embassy in London, regard such experiments as sacrilege. Others are drawn into the question of what should be done with an object that anyone can multiply and use. The book follows the people who handle the stone, and the temptations and logical hazards that come with it.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Novels of Charles Williams
- Series: The Novels of Charles Williams core; position 2 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Charles Williams
Notes
- Sir Giles Tumulty, a character in War in Heaven, also appears in this novel.
- From the series record (The Novels of Charles Williams): Seven standalone supernatural novels set in the modern world, published between 1930 and 1945, listed in order of publication.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Novels of Charles Williams: position 2 of 7: previous War in Heaven (1930) · next The Place of the Lion (1931)
Sources
- Black Gate: The Novels of Charles Williams
- Wikipedia: Charles Williams
- Wikipedia: Many Dimensions
- Science Fiction Encyclopedia
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