Project Gutenberg 2010-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 102 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Ebel, Alex 1932 2013 Instant of Decision Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Instant of Decision" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novella published in the early 1950s. The narrative unfolds in a futuristic world grappling with espionage and the geopolitical tensions between the United Nations and the Eurasian League, following a secret agent named Karnes. The story explores themes of reality, surveillance, and the nature of existence, as Karnes discovers that he may not be living in the world he believes to be real. The plot follows Karnes as he undertakes a mission to apprehend a saboteur named Jim Avery, who is suspected of attempting to steal sensitive microfilm linked to advanced technology. After a tense confrontation that results in Avery's death, Karnes comes across an enigmatic object, later identified as a “mind impressor,” which imparts obscure knowledge regarding a larger cosmic scheme. This discovery leads him to question the very nature of his own reality—whether he is part of a genuine existence or merely an actor in a grand historical exhibition orchestrated by a higher intelligence. As the story unfolds, Karnes faces a looming nuclear threat aimed at New York City, ultimately influencing his understanding of history, destiny, and the survival of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32088/32088-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 78835 78843 2024-09-13T13:00:51.105061 2023-09-14T07:07:42.315335 text/html text/html 75746 2010-04-22T04:36:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 190072 2010-04-22T04:36:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 190921 2024-09-13T13:00:53.420042 application/epub+zip 190018 2024-09-13T13:00:51.506092 application/epub+zip 75490 2024-09-13T13:00:51.288019 application/epub+zip 231509 2024-09-13T13:00:54.937060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225380 2024-09-13T13:00:53.089997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111590 2022-09-14T16:20:16.498548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71031 70928 2024-09-13T13:00:50.907035 2023-09-14T07:07:42.127356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 70876 2010-04-22T04:36:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27596 2010-04-22T04:36:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19535 2024-09-13T13:00:55.074044 application/rdf+xml 29676 2024-09-13T13:00:51.361000 image/jpeg 4963 2024-09-13T13:00:51.325036 image/jpeg 193244 2024-09-13T13:00:51.122031 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar