Project Gutenberg 2010-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 172 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Orban, Paul 1896 1974 Time Fuze Produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction, March 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Time Fuze" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the consequences of experimenting with a new form of faster-than-light travel known as the ultradrive. As the crew of the first interstellar vessel, they encounter a catastrophic event—a nearby star going nova—prompting a series of unsettling revelations about the potential dangers of their innovative technology. The narrative follows Commander Benedict and Dr. Leicher as they navigate the implications of their ship's ultradrive, which seems to have unwittingly caused a star to explode. They grapple with the staggering odds against such an event occurring simultaneously with their journey, leading to a disturbing realization: their technology may trigger similar catastrophic outcomes for their home star, Sol. In an atmosphere charged with tension and uncertainty, they must decide how to return home without endangering their own sun, culminating in an unresolved cliffhanger that leaves readers contemplating the potential repercussions of humanity's quest for advancement in space exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space flight -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 35987 2025-08-13T08:28:44.726192 text/html 32299 2021-01-06T14:36:39 text/html 173190 2025-08-13T08:28:48.313205 application/epub+zip 171902 2025-08-13T08:28:46.275183 application/epub+zip 73764 2025-08-13T08:28:45.259181 application/epub+zip 239997 2025-08-13T08:28:49.846173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233004 2025-08-13T08:28:47.727194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106521 2022-09-15T04:12:22.689884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29615 2025-08-13T08:28:44.460208 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29506 2021-01-06T14:36:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19640 2025-08-13T08:28:49.977165 application/rdf+xml 10509 2025-08-13T08:28:45.755164 image/jpeg 2916 2025-08-13T08:28:45.502194 image/jpeg 109192 2021-01-06T14:36:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 11238 2021-01-06T14:36:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 169949 2025-08-13T08:28:44.735221 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