
Flight From Tomorrow - COMPLETE NOVELET - by H. Beam Piper
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A brilliant yet ruthless leader has seized control of an entire solar system, ruling from a towering palace that now burns under the fury of a desperate rebellion. General Zarvas and a coalition of nobles, merchants, slaves and former soldiers storm the heights of the New Tower, hoping to capture the elusive Hradzka—an enigmatic figure who vanished into a mysterious time‑machine he built with knowledge from a future that never was. As the rebels confront a lone, stoic scientist amidst the wreckage, they realize the true prize is not a simple capture but the power to chase a man who can slip between yesterday and tomorrow.
Hradzka, a man hunted in two worlds, dreams of a grand, monomaniacal glory, yet his grasp of the past is as fragile as the fragile timeline he manipulates. Stranded with the ability to jump through time, he now faces a choice: remain hidden or risk a daring flight that could alter the fate of countless planets. The opening sets the stage for a high‑stakes chase where technology, ambition, and the thin line between hero and tyrant collide.
Language
en
Duration
~49 minutes (47K characters)
Series
Produced from "Future" combined with "Science Fiction Stories" September/October 1950.
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, L.N. Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
May 27, 2006
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1904–1964
A self-taught science fiction writer with a gift for big ideas, he built sweeping future histories and alternate worlds that still feel lively today. Best known for Little Fuzzy and the Paratime stories, he wrote adventure-driven fiction with a sharp interest in politics, language, and how civilizations work.
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