Project Gutenberg 2023-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 87 Aycock, Roger D. 1914 2004 Dee, Roger Starr, John The minister had to wait $aNew York, NY :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1953. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Minister Had to Wait" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around a groundbreaking invention called the Di-tube, which is intended to create dimension tunnels through space. The story grapples with the ethical dilemmas of scientific advancement amidst global tension during the Cold War era, highlighting themes of responsibility and the unintended consequences of technological innovation. The plot centers on Dr. Doc Maxey, his assistant Jerry Bivins, and Bivins' daughter Dora as they attempt to demonstrate the Di-tube's capabilities. Initially, Dr. Maxey resists military attempts to weaponize his invention. However, pressure from military officials leads to a catastrophic experiment that opens a rift into a perilous subspace populated by monstrous entities known as Blazers. As these aliens begin to invade and drain Earth's nuclear resources, Jerry and Dora take it upon themselves to venture into the alien realm to confront the threat. Through a series of harrowing events, they manage to divert disaster, but not without serious consequences for their world and the nature of time itself. The climax reveals the complexities of dimensional travel, presenting both the promise and danger of human ingenuity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231209110600dee 1953 US Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Inventors -- Fiction Weapons -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 55822 2025-07-28T14:47:03.969629 text/html 31422 2023-12-27T14:08:40 text/html 253779 2025-07-28T14:47:07.324660 application/epub+zip 252569 2025-07-28T14:47:05.446666 application/epub+zip 252570 2025-07-28T14:47:04.486634 application/epub+zip 848960 2025-07-28T14:47:08.700719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 841939 2025-07-28T14:47:06.769746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48790 2025-07-28T14:47:03.846692 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29002 2023-12-27T14:08:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16167 2025-07-28T14:47:08.859605 application/rdf+xml 25516 2025-07-28T14:47:04.876673 image/jpeg 4069 2025-07-28T14:47:04.677660 image/jpeg 1567918 2025-07-28T14:47:03.990701 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