
In a galaxy teetering on the brink of war, the Solar Navy’s top minds race against time after the sudden abduction of Sykin Supcel, a prodigious engineer who has perfected a breakthrough for the fleet’s cosmic‑ray engine. The kidnapping, blamed on the enigmatic Sur‑Malic, threatens to tip the fragile balance between the Interstellar League and the Radical Alliance, forcing leaders to weigh the cost of retaliation against the hope of diplomatic restraint.
Inside a sleek, metal‑lined office, chief military psychologist Dr. Horace Wilton fields a barrage of questions from reporters, revealing a hidden class of “Uniques”—children of ordinary Earth families who, through early surgeries and rigorous training, become extraordinary specialists. As the world watches, the story unfolds around the moral complexities of creating such engineered prodigies and the desperate scramble to rescue one of their most vital members before the looming cataclysm can consume humanity.
Language
en
Duration
~41 minutes (40K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2012-10-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
A science-fiction writer with a small but intriguing catalog, best known for stories like Trees Are Where You Find Them and Fly By Night. The available public record is sparse, which gives the work a slightly hidden-gem feel.
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