The Road Not Taken Full Story | Short Story By Harry Turtledove | HFY Stories
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Published 2024-03-30
In "The Road Not Taken" by Harry Turtledove, an alien civilization with early Renaissance-level technology but possessing hyperdrive invades Earth, expecting an easy conquest. They are surprised to find that humans, who developed without hyperdrive, have advanced to modern warfare technology, far surpassing the alien invaders. The humans quickly defeat the aliens, capturing their ships and reverse-engineering the hyperdrive technology. This victory sets the stage for humanity's expansion into the stars, altering the course of their civilization's development.
NOTICE: I am not the creator of this content. It was created by the late author Harry Turtledove
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Note from myself: I absolutely love this tory, and in my opinion, it has one of the greatest premises I've seen in a sci fi story. I hope everyone who watches it enjoys!
All Comments (3)
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Super story.
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Good story, pity art doesn't match it... Random sci-fi ships don't fit the idea that Roxolan fleet was incredibly primitive, had no artificial lights, dingy, cramped and dirty. Wish imagery reflected that.
