The Science Fiction Novella, the Knife’s Edge, written by H. Beam Piper, formulated truth when truth was a risk to ones social well being. "The Edge of the Knife" takes place just prior to the devastating world war that occurs in 1973, wiping out much of humanity and leading to the ascendance of a new world order. The story focuses on a protagonist who is plagued by brief glimpses of the future.
