12/16/2023 0 Comments Supermind randall garrett"There's a spy at work in the Nevada plant, Kenneth. I recommend Brain Twister to those interested in telepathy science fiction and thrillers with a twist. 'Mark Phillips' or rather Randall Garrett and Laurence Janifer are a great writing team though God only knows why they elected to use such a comparatively everyday name. I look forward to reading the rest of the Brain Twister trilogy once I get my hands on it. That being said, the solution of just who was the spy proved both logical and cleverly handled. In this case I feel Brain Twister would have benefited from having at least another sixty pages added on, long enough to show Malone settling into the shrewd madness of Miss Thompson. Burris's befuddled boss-man bluster was great fun as well.Īs for the plot (the pursuit of a renegade telepath stealing government secrets), I feel it could have used a little more depth. The rest of the cast are interesting as well, especially Malone whose scrambled clichés brought a smile to my step and a spring to my face. She may be delusional but remains a formidable adversary, especially if you have something to hide. My favourite character is Miss Thompson, or Queen Elizabeth I as she prefers to be called: a rare case of an older woman having a prominent and active role in early science fiction. Brain Twister, however, has a very sly and wordy sense of humour at its heart. Not that I have anything against telepathy in fiction, just that a lesser-known sci-fi novella is just as likely to be a dated dud.
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