The Demolished Man (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Alfred Bester
- First Published: 1953
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—extrasensory powers
- Time of Work: 2301
- Setting: New York City
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Murder or homicide, New York City, Extrasensory perception or powers, Future, Detectives
- Locales: New York, NY
The Plot
On the surface, The Demolished Man is a slick, futuristic detective novel, but the book is much more complex than such a surface description implies. Ben Reich, a wealthy and powerful man, has planned a merger with the D’Courtney Cartel. When that merger is apparently thwarted by Craye D’Courtney, Reich plans to murder his rival. The difficulty confronting Reich is that in the year 2301, murder has been virtually eliminated because of the emergence of Espers, people gifted with and trained in the use of extrasensory perception. Espers are classified...
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