About the Book The winner of the 1976 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the basis for the beloved 1979 movie version starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, Mathesons story of a love that transcends time and space is back in print. Book Synopsis Like What Dreams May Come , which inspired the movie starring Robin Williams, Somewhere in Time is the powerful story of a love that transcends time and space, written by one of the Grand Masters of modern fantasy. Mathesons classic novel tells the moving, romantic story of a modern man whose love for a woman he has never met draws him back in time to a luxury hotel in San Diego in 1896, where he finds his soul mate in the form of a celebrated actress of the previous century. Somewhere in Time won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the 1979 movie version, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, remains a cult classic. Review Quotes The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson. -- Stephen King Stylish and gripping, [Richard Mathsonss] stories not only entertain but touch the mind and heart. -- Dean Koontz Richard Matheson is one of the most respected living American fantasy/science fiction/horror writers. . . . Matheson could not write a bad book if he tried. -- Hartford Courant About the Author Richard Matheson (1926-2013) was The New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend , Hell House , Somewhere in Time , The Incredible Shrinking Man , Now You See It... , and What Dreams May Come , among others. He was named a Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He has also won the Edgar, the Spur, and the Writers Guild awards. In 2010, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In addition to his novels Matheson wrote several screenplays for movies and TV, including several Twilight Zone episodes.