TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams,Robert Moore
AU  - Fuqua,Robert
TI  - The incredible slingshot bombs
T2  - Produced from Amazing Stories May 1942
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2025///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - Short stories
KW  - Journalists -- Fiction
KW  - Bombs -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2025-02-20; Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net; Originally published; Chicago, IL: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1942
N2  - "The Incredible Slingshot Bombs" by Robert Moore Williams is a science fiction story written during the early 1940s. The narrative revolves around a simple character named Tommy Sonofagun, who wields a dangerous set of explosive pellets, discovering a hidden periphery where he poses an unintended threat to those around him. The story draws readers into a tense and suspenseful situation where misunderstanding and fear propel the plot.  The story follows Ben Hopper, a newspaper editor and the sheriff, Tim Hoskins, as they track down Tommy after a series of explosive incidents linked to his slingshot. Initially perceived as a simple-minded individual, Tommy becomes the focus of chaos when he unknowingly wields powerful projectiles created from future technology. As the plot unfolds, Ellen Briscoe, a local relief worker, and Ben race against time to find Tommy before the sheriff or his posse can eliminate him under the misunderstanding of danger. The climax reveals a hidden manufacturing site for atomic bombs, which Tommy stumbled upon, leading to a series of explosive events that highlight themes of fear, misunderstanding, and the ramifications of advanced technology in the hands of the unknowing. The story concludes with the tragic end of Tommy and leaves the characters grappling with the strangeness of time travel and the nature of truth versus public perception. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75427
ER  -