Project Gutenberg 2009-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 105 Peterson, John Victor Valding, Victor Lost in the Future Produced from Fantastic Universe January 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Lost in the Future" by John Victor Peterson is a science fiction short story published in the early 1950s. The narrative explores the implications of exceeding the speed of light through hyperspace travel and the strange consequences that ensue when encountering an alien civilization. The story dives into themes surrounding time, communication, and the relationship between technological advancements and their unforeseen effects. The plot revolves around two astronauts, Albrecht and the narrator, who make the first landing on an inhabited planet orbiting a distant star. Despite the advanced technology of the planet’s inhabitants, the astronauts discover that due to their faster-than-light travel, they are experiencing time differently from the alien population. As they attempt to communicate, they find themselves operating seconds ahead in time, revealing the disorienting consequences of their journey. Faced with the realization that they may be permanently cut off from meaningful interaction with the inhabitants, the duo must seek a way to escape the situation by returning to space and using their ship’s computers to recalibrate their temporal position. The story encapsulates the awe and unpredictability of space exploration, highlighting the perils that come with pushing the boundaries of human capability. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 32105 2025-08-12T03:41:25.858356 text/html 27959 2021-01-05T00:42:13 text/html 150917 2025-08-12T03:41:29.467322 application/epub+zip 149268 2025-08-12T03:41:27.435350 application/epub+zip 75433 2025-08-12T03:41:26.413389 application/epub+zip 236407 2025-08-12T03:41:30.956334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229074 2025-08-12T03:41:28.830347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132653 2022-09-13T10:23:39.568241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26185 2025-08-12T03:41:25.608355 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25989 2021-01-05T00:42:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18454 2025-08-12T03:41:31.082312 application/rdf+xml 12150 2025-08-12T03:41:26.908334 image/jpeg 3192 2025-08-12T03:41:26.661368 image/jpeg 84500 2021-01-05T00:42:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 9890 2021-01-05T00:42:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 148809 2025-08-12T03:41:25.868387 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