Project Gutenberg 2020-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 109 Wells, Basil 1912 2003 Wells, Basil Eugene Ellerman, Gene Scrambled World Produced from Planet Stories Spring 1947 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Scrambled World" by Basil Wells is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the post-World War II era. The story explores themes of time travel, altered realities, and the impact of technological advancement on society. The plot centers on a time traveler, Devin Orth, who navigates a drastically changed Earth three million years into the future, confronting a bizarre and dangerous new world. In the narrative, Devin Orth and his companions journey through time in search of a means to shield humanity from the fallout of atomic power. Upon landing in the distant future, Orth discovers that Earth has been transformed into a kind of park by descendants of humanity, who have created a society that appears to revive aspects of American history. As he interacts with locals, including a frontiersman named Dun Horgan and an enigmatic woman named Ayna, Orth faces both physical threats and confusion about the cultural and historical context around him, marked by a surreal mash-up of time periods. Ultimately, he learns that he cannot return to his time with newfound knowledge, yet finds hope in the possibility of salvaging humanity's future. The story serves as a reflection on civilization, its achievements, and the potential ramifications of technological dependence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 57924 2025-07-25T10:45:42.664369 text/html 34421 2024-10-18T09:25:11 text/html 333835 2025-07-25T10:45:44.673401 application/epub+zip 332658 2025-07-25T10:45:43.118442 application/epub+zip 88871 2025-07-25T10:45:42.857404 application/epub+zip 371301 2025-07-25T10:45:46.188361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363696 2025-07-25T10:45:44.452363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120082 2022-09-28T21:44:00.750198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51337 2025-07-25T10:45:42.548381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31564 2024-10-18T09:25:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17079 2025-07-25T10:45:46.316359 application/rdf+xml 31930 2025-07-25T10:45:42.973359 image/jpeg 5251 2025-07-25T10:45:42.912363 image/jpeg 345641 2025-07-25T10:45:42.677406 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