Project Gutenberg 2022-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 125 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Swenson Blind Time $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Incorporated,$c1946. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Blind Time" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the concept of temporal accidents, where events are predicted to occur based on prior occurrences in time, leading to a paradoxical situation where the future can be foreseen but not averted. The book explores themes of fate, human nature, and the peculiarities of temporal mechanics through the eyes of Peter Wright, an insurance adjuster tasked with navigating this complex, mind-bending situation. The narrative follows Peter Wright as he is assigned to investigate an imminent accident at the Oak Tool Works, which has already occurred in a temporal sense. Despite the certainty of the accident’s occurrence, the workers and Peter must contend with the surreal implications of this knowledge, grappling with feelings of dread and inevitability. Through vivid interactions with the factory staff, Peter learns about the so-called 'mislinks'—missing pieces of machinery that exist in a time field. The story culminates in a dramatic sequence where Peter finds himself caught in the accident he aimed to assess, highlighting the futility of trying to change what has already been decreed by time. The novel challenges readers to consider the intersections of time, choice, and human response in the face of seemingly predestined events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220312061851smith 1946 US Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction Factories -- Fiction Accidents -- Fiction Insurance adjusters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 61329 2025-06-27T06:05:48.297546 text/html 37578 2024-10-18T22:13:56 text/html 450481 2025-06-27T06:05:50.109574 application/epub+zip 449315 2025-06-27T06:05:48.721581 application/epub+zip 84896 2025-06-27T06:05:48.485549 application/epub+zip 489272 2025-06-27T06:05:51.318517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481701 2025-06-27T06:05:49.904555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117482 2022-09-30T17:37:18.877029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54180 2025-06-27T06:05:48.170575 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34316 2024-10-18T22:13:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18343 2025-06-27T06:05:51.580514 application/rdf+xml 29859 2025-06-27T06:05:48.583547 image/jpeg 4692 2025-06-27T06:05:48.533554 image/jpeg 413497 2025-06-27T06:05:48.313579 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