Project Gutenberg 2016-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 81 Bade, William L. 1928 2005 Bade, William Lemoine Woromay, Lawrence 1927 2007 Woromay, L. Woromay, Larry Ambition Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Ambition" by William L. Bade is a science fiction story written during the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of desire for exploration, particularly in the context of space, against the backdrop of an advanced future society. It delves into the psychological aspects of ambition and the intrinsic human need for adventure and discovery. The plot centers around Robert Lee Maitland, an engineer from the 20th century who is abducted and taken to the year 2634 by a scientist named Swarts. Maitland learns that he is not a subject for interrogation about military secrets as he feared, but rather a participant in psychological tests. As he adapts to this new world filled with advanced technology, he becomes increasingly frustrated upon discovering that humanity has lost interest in space travel despite their technological advancements. He forms a bond with Ingrid Ching, who wishes to experience time travel but is unable to. When he realizes that he will be sent back to his time, Maitland seizes a fleeting opportunity to embark on a journey into space, ultimately achieving his dream of witnessing the stars before being returned to his original time, leaving him with a bittersweet sense of ambition fulfilled. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 73321 73326 2024-09-21T11:50:26.559545 2023-09-22T08:53:36.607257 text/html text/html 70275 2016-02-21T14:30:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii 246113 2016-02-21T14:30:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 269517 2024-09-21T11:50:28.625533 application/epub+zip 268451 2024-09-21T11:50:26.978551 application/epub+zip 93758 2024-09-21T11:50:26.748541 application/epub+zip 311078 2024-09-21T11:50:30.069556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304199 2024-09-21T11:50:28.407530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129844 2022-09-23T10:42:58.005622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66090 65995 2024-09-21T11:50:26.384548 2023-09-22T08:53:36.417241 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 66311 2016-02-21T14:30:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25893 2016-02-21T14:30:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19328 2024-09-21T11:50:30.197517 application/rdf+xml 22106 2024-09-21T11:50:26.819531 image/jpeg 4147 2024-09-21T11:50:26.784533 image/jpeg 247045 2024-09-21T11:50:26.574786 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