# The Big Time — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Big Time by Fritz Leiber.

- [I: Enter Three Hussars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/i-enter-three-hussars.md): Greta Forzane, an Entertainer in the Change War, introduces herself and the Place, a recuperation station outside space and time. Three Soldiers arrive as hussars: Erich von Hohenwald, a Roman named Mark, and a New Boy n
- [II: A Right-Hand Glove](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/ii-a-right-hand-glove.md): Bruce Marchant delivers a passionate tirade against the Change War and the Spiders, questioning the value of Resurrection and the morality of their operations. The New Girl, Lili Foster, wins him over by producing a perf
- [III: Nine for a Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/iii-nine-for-a-party.md): The chapter depicts a gathering of nine soldiers at a Recuperation Station, where they celebrate the arrival of Marcus Vipsaius Niger, a Roman legate, and engage in conversation about the Change War, the Art Gallery, and
- [IV: SOS from Nowhere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/iv-sos-from-nowhere.md): The chapter opens with the group receiving a Spider distress call. Sid identifies the SOS as coming from outside the cosmos, and the team prepares for a pickup despite it being unscheduled. A Door opens, and Kaby, a Luna
- [V: Sid Insists on Ghostgirls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/v-sid-insists-on-ghostgirls.md): Sid enforces a recuperation protocol at the station, pairing soldiers with companions to heal their psychological wounds. The narrator defends the role of Entertainers as nurses and therapists, then shifts to care for Il

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- [VI: Crete Circa 1300 BC](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/vi-crete-circa-1300-bc.md)
- [VII: Time to Think](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/vii-time-to-think.md)
- [VIII: A Place to Stand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/viii-a-place-to-stand.md)
- [IX: A Locked Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/ix-a-locked-room.md)
- [X: Motives and Opportunities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/x-motives-and-opportunities.md)
- [XI: The Western Front, 1917](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/xi-the-western-front-1917.md)
- [XII: A Big Opportunity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/xii-a-big-opportunity.md)
- [XIII: The Tiger Is Loose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/xiii-the-tiger-is-loose.md)
- [XIV: “Now Will You Talk?”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/xiv-now-will-you-talk.md)
- [XV: Lord Spider](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/xv-lord-spider.md)
- [XVI: The Possibility-Binders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_big_time_se/chapters/xvi-the-possibility-binders.md)

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