Project Gutenberg 2021-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 137 Annas, Hal Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill The Ultimate Quest Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1950 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Ultimate Quest" by Hal Annas is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. This narrative explores the evolution of humanity and its relentless pursuit of an elusive ideal, focusing on the complex interplay between intelligence, personal relationships, and societal structures. Set in a future where individuals possess extraordinary cognitive abilities and can manipulate reality through mental projections, the book raises thought-provoking questions about the implications of advanced intelligence on personal and social dynamics. In "The Ultimate Quest," we follow Art Fillmore, a highly intelligent man on the verge of an unconventional marriage. His interactions with his bald colleague reveal a satirical take on modern relationships, societal expectations, and the bizarre rituals associated with bonding in a world dominated by mental projections. The plot thickens as Fillmore contemplates the children he and his partner, a mental entity named Cynthia, will 'project' together, emphasizing the stark contrast between emotional connection and the sterile process of birth in their society. As the story unfolds, it touches on themes of existentialism and the nature of change when Fillmore's quest leads to profound consequences, ultimately culminating in a cataclysmic transformation of their world that ironically reflects the uncertainties of humanity's past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 58073 2025-07-26T03:58:46.082302 text/html 34418 2024-10-18T13:08:34 text/html 571095 2025-07-26T03:58:48.119320 application/epub+zip 569927 2025-07-26T03:58:46.568352 application/epub+zip 76212 2025-07-26T03:58:46.277309 application/epub+zip 608773 2025-07-26T03:58:49.473292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601388 2025-07-26T03:58:47.856309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107900 2022-09-29T09:52:53.875866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51762 2025-07-26T03:58:45.970330 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31954 2024-10-18T13:08:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16628 2025-07-26T03:58:49.635285 application/rdf+xml 28556 2025-07-26T03:58:46.394300 image/jpeg 4855 2025-07-26T03:58:46.333323 image/jpeg 601406 2025-07-26T03:58:46.098358 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