Project Gutenberg 2019-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 134 Sheldon, Walter J. 1917 1996 Sheldon, Walt Sheldon, Walter James Barth, Ernest Kurt 1929 2001 Barth Barth, Erni Barth, Ernie Your Time is Up Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, June 1955 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Your Time is Up" by Walter J. Sheldon is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Colonel Lawrence E. Boggs, a career officer in the U.S. Army, who inadvertently connects through a telephone with a historical technician from the future named Zon Twenty. The novella explores themes of time travel, destiny, and the moral implications of knowledge about the future. The plot begins with Colonel Boggs receiving a strange phone call that leads him to discuss historical events with Zon Twenty, who reveals that Colonel Boggs's era is on the brink of a "Final War." As Boggs becomes increasingly tempted by the prospect of using information about future events to advance his career and ensure his survival, he engages in a risky exchange of questions and answers with Zon. However, as the conversation progresses, it becomes apparent that the knowledge Boggs seeks has dangerous ramifications. The story culminates in a dark twist that highlights the potential for hubris and the unforeseen consequences of trying to manipulate fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Telephone -- Fiction United States. Army -- Officers -- Fiction Pentagon (Va.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 45374 2025-07-23T12:44:23.500892 text/html 41852 2019-04-17T07:14:30 text/html 317457 2025-07-23T12:44:25.178840 application/epub+zip 316294 2025-07-23T12:44:23.867862 application/epub+zip 74119 2025-07-23T12:44:23.656846 application/epub+zip 352693 2025-07-23T12:44:26.324847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345293 2025-07-23T12:44:24.981836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103427 2022-09-26T22:20:10.289691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38512 2025-07-23T12:44:23.393837 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38729 2019-04-17T07:14:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19874 2025-07-23T12:44:26.452847 application/rdf+xml 26564 2025-07-23T12:44:23.737846 image/jpeg 4733 2025-07-23T12:44:23.696870 image/jpeg 461996 2019-04-17T07:14:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 15024 2019-04-17T07:14:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 464365 2025-07-23T12:44:23.513884 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