176 page mass market paperback titled THE CROSSROADS OF TIME by Andre Norton/ Ace Books # 12311, Copyright 1956, This is a 1969 printing (60 cents cover)/ The Crossroads of Time is the first of two volumes concerning Blake Walker's adventures on alternate Earths. Blake, a 1950s citizen of our own Earth is accidentally caught up in the chase for a telepathic psychopath who is looking for an alternate Earth to rule. This is a solid adventure about a brave band of Time Wardens, who have sworn to protect alternate Earths from manipulation by sociopaths. Blake is an appealing young man who is enlisted in the bizarre cross-world pursuit, almost against his will. He is tumbled from Earth to Earth, burnt, frozen, terrified at times and struggling to survive against ogres, robotic worms, and the renegade telepath. He finally lands in the ruins of New York City on an Earth where Hitler won the Battle of Britain. In an eerie echo of our own time, Blake joins the fight against evil with gritty New Yorkers who have survived both bombing and plague. Andre Norton's rendition of tough guy dialogue may ring quaintly in modern ears, but that shouldn't keep her fans from seeking out this book and its successor, Quest Crosstime.

The book is complete and in VERY GOOD condition with some overall wear. The inside pages are lightly tanning.