Project Gutenberg 2016-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 139 Bade, William L. 1928 2005 Bade, William Lemoine Woromay, Lawrence 1927 2007 Woromay, L. Woromay, Larry Ambition Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction October 1951 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Ambition" by William L. Bade is a science fiction story written during the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of desire for exploration, particularly in the context of space, against the backdrop of an advanced future society. It delves into the psychological aspects of ambition and the intrinsic human need for adventure and discovery. The plot centers around Robert Lee Maitland, an engineer from the 20th century who is abducted and taken to the year 2634 by a scientist named Swarts. Maitland learns that he is not a subject for interrogation about military secrets as he feared, but rather a participant in psychological tests. As he adapts to this new world filled with advanced technology, he becomes increasingly frustrated upon discovering that humanity has lost interest in space travel despite their technological advancements. He forms a bond with Ingrid Ching, who wishes to experience time travel but is unable to. When he realizes that he will be sent back to his time, Maitland seizes a fleeting opportunity to embark on a journey into space, ultimately achieving his dream of witnessing the stars before being returned to his original time, leaving him with a bittersweet sense of ambition fulfilled. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 73503 2025-08-20T14:02:40.585899 text/html 50129 2024-10-23T00:05:30 text/html 269612 2025-08-20T14:02:42.672885 application/epub+zip 268446 2025-08-20T14:02:40.964944 application/epub+zip 93753 2025-08-20T14:02:40.755870 application/epub+zip 311812 2025-08-20T14:02:44.074906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304207 2025-08-20T14:02:42.326857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129844 2022-09-23T10:42:58.005622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66017 2025-08-20T14:02:40.438899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46284 2024-10-23T00:05:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17257 2025-08-20T14:02:44.200862 application/rdf+xml 22106 2025-08-20T14:02:40.825865 image/jpeg 4147 2025-08-20T14:02:40.791865 image/jpeg 247101 2025-08-20T14:02:40.601879 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