Project Gutenberg 2010-03-31 Public domain in the USA. 202 Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne) 1918 1997 Fyfe, Horace Bowne Fyfe, H.B. The Wedge Produced from the September 1960 issue of If. Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Alexander Bauer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Wedge" by H. B. Fyfe is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. This engaging story revolves around an individual named Barnsley, who finds himself imprisoned on an alien planet after a series of unforeseen events during his exploration for the Terran Colonial Service. The narrative follows his cunning attempts to navigate the alien environment and outthink his captors as he devises a plan for eventual escape. The plot centers on Barnsley, an Earthling scout who is captured by a strange alien species with a curious physiology. Throughout the novella, he grapples with his situation, using wit and resourcefulness to understand his captivity while subtly taunting his observers. As he explores the maze-like structure holding him, we see his ingenuity in manipulating his environment and devising ways to gather information. Ultimately, he communicates with a Terran colleague, Sanchez, who reassures him about the imminent rescue, revealing the potential for a significant role in this new world as relations between Earth and the alien species develop. The story highlights themes of intelligence, survival, and the complexities of interstellar interactions, making it an intriguing read for fans of the genre. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 41126 2025-06-13T06:55:32.885308 text/html 37796 2021-01-06T09:40:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 52569 2021-01-06T09:40:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 103248 2025-06-13T06:55:37.359291 application/epub+zip 101983 2025-06-13T06:55:34.817311 application/epub+zip 71366 2025-06-13T06:55:33.575327 application/epub+zip 166584 2025-06-13T06:55:39.118304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158827 2025-06-13T06:55:36.452310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95147 2022-09-14T15:05:15.406826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32163 2025-06-13T06:55:32.589338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32044 2021-01-06T09:40:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12589 2021-01-06T09:40:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18984 2025-06-13T06:55:39.268284 application/rdf+xml 8828 2025-06-13T06:55:34.139326 image/jpeg 2567 2025-06-13T06:55:33.857307 image/jpeg 107924 2025-06-13T06:55:32.893341 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 de.wikipedia