Mach's Mission: A Novel Elias Mach had given humanity the stars with his invention of the wormhole drive. In return, he was accused of treason and sentenced to death. Thus began a journey to clear his name, which would take him further from Earth than anyone had dared. And there he would discover the menace that was developing the most powerful weapons in the galaxy. Weapons that would soon be trained on Earth. To survive Earth would need Mach back. Mach's Mission is set in the future (2390s) and is the second story in the Future Chron Universe: Wormhole Series . Read the next novel in the series: Mach's Legacy . Original Edition. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.