Project Gutenberg 2007-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 287 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph ...After a Few Words... Produced from Analog October 1962. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "...After a Few Words..." by Randall Garrett is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative combines a historical setting during the Crusades with a futuristic twist, exploring the relationship between a modern television producer and an immersive virtual experience. The likely topic centers on the intersection of historical events and contemporary marketing, particularly through the lens of entertainment technology. The story follows Robert Bowen, a producer who experiences a virtual reality simulation of the Crusades through a televicarion helmet. He finds himself in the midst of a battle led by King Richard against Saracen forces. As he rides alongside Sir Robert de Bouain, a knight who seems alive with loyalty and bravery, Bowen becomes embroiled in the wartime chaos. The narrative highlights themes of honor, loyalty, and the commercialization of war, culminating in Bowen's realization that the product placement within the simulation has far outstripped the quality of the actual cigarettes being advertised, leading to critical commentary on advertising and authenticity in contemporary media. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Advertising -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 45074 2025-07-10T05:30:57.416158 text/html 41307 2007-12-22T05:43:42 text/html 162402 2025-07-10T05:31:02.252143 application/epub+zip 160161 2025-07-10T05:31:00.091161 application/epub+zip 75941 2025-07-10T05:30:58.986164 application/epub+zip 256065 2025-07-10T05:31:03.820125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248492 2025-07-10T05:31:01.554169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140601 2022-09-11T07:49:55.934912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37184 2025-07-10T05:30:57.004169 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37030 2007-12-22T05:47:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37021 2007-12-22T05:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22249 2025-07-10T05:31:03.952123 application/rdf+xml 13381 2025-07-10T05:30:59.470152 image/jpeg 3772 2025-07-10T05:30:59.226161 image/jpeg 14090 2007-12-22T05:59:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 87325 2007-12-22T05:59:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 14072 2007-12-22T05:59:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 157421 2025-07-10T05:30:57.428157 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar