Project Gutenberg 2006-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 166 Piper, H. Beam 1904 1964 Piper, Henry Beam Piper, Horace Beam Crossroads of Destiny Produced from Fantastic Universe Science Fiction July 1959 Produced by Greg Weeks, Geetu Melwani and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Crossroads of Destiny" by H. Beam Piper is a speculative fiction story written in the late 1950s. This short narrative explores themes of alternate history and the consequences of pivotal moments in time. The story delves into the idea that history as we know it could have taken different paths had specific events occurred differently. The plot unfolds during a conversation among several men in a train club car, centered around the concept of a television show titled "Crossroads of Destiny." They discuss various historical events and how changing even small details could lead to vastly different outcomes. As they entertain these possibilities, a mysterious stranger seems out of place and raises questions about alternate dimensions and timelines. The protagonist eventually discovers a peculiar dollar bill, which serves as a tangible representation of the alternate reality the stranger might have hailed from. Through this exploration, Piper provokes thought on the fragility of history and the significant impacts of seemingly minor events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 52289 2025-08-08T05:29:35.061356 text/html 48623 2006-06-20T12:07:58 text/html 87259 2025-08-08T05:29:38.680326 application/epub+zip 86000 2025-08-08T05:29:36.562334 application/epub+zip 86001 2025-08-08T05:29:35.579334 application/epub+zip 173597 2025-08-08T05:29:40.200314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166022 2025-08-08T05:29:38.117346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138938 2022-09-09T04:50:49.784284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46567 2025-08-08T05:29:34.823329 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46441 2006-06-20T12:07:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46432 2006-06-20T12:07:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20515 2025-08-08T05:29:40.326302 application/rdf+xml 13484 2025-08-08T05:29:36.076318 image/jpeg 3354 2025-08-08T05:29:35.828334 image/jpeg 17952 2006-06-20T12:07:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 18735 2006-06-20T12:07:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 17936 2006-06-20T12:07:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 84452 2025-08-08T05:29:35.067334 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia