The Stutterer
Unknown
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Description
The Stutterer is a science fiction story preserved from Project Gutenberg. Its passenger feels a ship's drive through his own body and feet. Vibration runs through his feet to the floor beneath him.
He sits tense and immobile for what seems a long time. Abruptly the strain is relieved, and sound returns around him. He hears the rising and falling whine of rockets then. They tell him the ship is in pulse drive now. It flickers back and forth across the speed of light. A stuttering drive, by the title, gives the tale its name. Readers get space travel felt in the bones. Small sensations carry the wonder here.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 74 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |