
A shattered Europe lies under an endless barrage of new, terrifying weapons. By 1916 the war has consumed every nation except the neutral Americas, and the battlefield is littered with inventions that annihilate airships, blind submarines, and litter the ground with explosive nitrogen‑iodide pellets that turn fields into death‑traps. The relentless carnage has left societies broken, economies bankrupt, and hope hanging by a thread.
Amid this grim tableau a brilliant, yet controversial, scientist unveils a device capable of shaking the planet itself—an invention that could finally tip the balance of power. As military leaders scramble to harness its destructive potential, they must confront the terrifying question of how far humanity will go to end a war that has already devoured millions. Listeners will be drawn into a tense struggle between ingenuity and conscience, wondering whether one ultimate strike can bring peace or plunge the world into even greater chaos.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (249K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-09-04
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

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