
A secretive team of time researchers discovers that a single, seemingly trivial event could steer humanity away from an impending disaster. By sending a scientist back to the age of a modest iron‑master named Tedric, they watch him forge a remarkable alloy—super‑steel—that never reappears in history. As the timeline splits, the observers debate whether this newfound metal and a daring rescue of a noblewoman will be enough to reshape the future.
The story unfolds through vivid, almost cinematic scenes: armored giants clash with monstrous deities, and a fearless lady confronts a tiger with bare hands. While the chronologists scramble to piece together the exact moment that altered history, they grapple with the limits of their own knowledge and the moral weight of meddling with time. Listeners are drawn into a blend of speculative science, swash‑buckling adventure, and philosophical intrigue, all centered on one man's unexpected rise to legend.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (61K 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
2015-07-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1890–1965
A pioneer of big, adventurous science fiction, he helped shape the kind of galaxy-spanning storytelling that later became known as space opera. Best known for the Lensman and Skylark books, he brought huge battles, faster-than-light travel, and bold imagination to early SF.
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