In this chillingly plausible work of speculative fiction, Thomas M. Disch imagines an alternate 1970s in which America has declared war on the rest of the world and much of its own citizenry and is willing to use any weapon to assure victory. Louis Sacchetti, a poet imprisoned for draft resistance, is delivered to a secret facility called Camp Archimedes, where he is the unwilling witness to the army's conscienceless experiments in “intelligence maximization.” In the experiment, Prisoners are given Pallidine, a drug derived from the syphilis spirochete, and their mental abilities quickly rise to the level of genius. Unfortunately, a side effect of Pallidine is death.
Thomas M. Disch is the author of many novels, including such classic works of science fiction as Camp Concentration and 334. He lives in Manhattan and in Sullivan County, New York.
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Vendeur : Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Ken Reilly (illustrateur). Good hardcover with dustcover. Text is unmarked. Covers show very minor wear. Binding is tight, hinges are strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear with some rubbing, scuffing and a small tear. Previous owner's name is on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! N° de réf. du vendeur 112604230021
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Vendeur : The Book Bin, Salem, OR, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Ken Reilly (illustrateur). First Edition. 1968, first edition. 177 pages. Red hardcover with gilt spine titles, boards very good with light edgewear to spine ends, a few tiny white marks to front panel. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket toned, scuffed, and lightly edgeworn; light spotting to front panel near top edge and fore-edge; good+ or very good- in Mylar. Cover price 25s. Scarce foxing to textblock fore-edge; faint thumbprint smudge to fore-edge margin of title page; pages else clean, text unmarked. N° de réf. du vendeur BBS-2024305
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