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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Hostage of Tomorrow](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqqt87fms74q99cv6jm5xsmg/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260918%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260918T000545Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=29d5f869470f563c51dad9dd0a45e7e0c9f387d0831089055b904be164e34273) ## About this work Hostage of Tomorrow by Robert Abernathy, Earl 1916-2009 \[Illustrator\] Mayan — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Hostage of Tomorrow By ROBERT ABERNATHY Was Earth on the wrong time-track? Ray Manning stared as nation smashed nation and humans ran in yelping, slavering packs under a sky pulsing with evil energy—and knew the answer lay a hundred years back. Could he return? \[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Planet Stories Spring 1949. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.\] It was the end of March, and the wreck of the Dritten Reich lay in colossal ruin across Europe, where people were only beginning to crawl out of their burrows to face the job of rebuilding a world for better or worse. In Germany itself, the Allied Armies, driving forward behind the iron spearheads of their aircraft and their armor, were closing in to smash the still-defiant nucleus of the old world that had been for worse. One column consisted of two jeeps and a canvas-backed truck, bounding and swerving at reckless speed over a rutted road that wound upward and deeper into the fir-shadowed Schwarzwald. "Reconnaissance," grunted Ray Manning, between lurches of the transport truck. "They might have called it treasure hunting." "Huh?" said Eddie Dugan, planted solidly and insensitively beside Manning on the jolting wooden seat. He took his eyes off the knees of the soldier opposite and searched his buddy's face. "What's the treasure?" "Brains," explained Manning succinctly. "While the rest of the Seventh goes on handing body blows to the enemy, we're going after his gray matter. Brains are about the only article of value left in this bombed-out country. And Dr. Pankraz Kahl has one of the best." "What's he keeping it in these woods for?" Dugan glanced out at the receding park-like scenery, green now with spring. "Unless the jerk they picked up… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fhostage-of-tomorrow) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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