Death Qualified/The Best Defense (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Kate Wilhelm
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—cautionary
- Time of Work: The 1990’s
- Setting: Turner’s Point and Eugene, Oregon
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Murder or homicide, Extrasensory perception or powers, Prostitution or prostitutes, West, U.S., Lawyers, Pacific Northwest, 1990’s, Oregon
- Locales: Oregon
The Plot
Prior to the opening of Death Qualified, Lucas Kendricks agrees to participate in scientific studies on the mathematical theories of chaos. A group of university researchers believes that by showing a sequence of carefully designed computer images of fractals to volunteer subjects, the volunteers will learn to perceive the world in new ways and will understand events that appear chaotic to most people. Lucas learns through the experiments, but most volunteers show no change.
As they run out of money, the researchers solicit male prostitutes to watch the...
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