Publication

1982-03-01 - Berkley Publishing Corp., New York, NY

Language

English

Word Count

47,500 words, Guess

Page Count

190 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100425054543
  • ISBN-139780425054543
  • OCLC Control Number8472000
  • Better World Books9780425054543
  • Open LibraryOL7501451M

Description

Gilbert Gosseyn, a man living in an apparent utopia where those with superior understanding and mental control rule the rest of humanity, wants to be tested by the giant Machine that determines such superiority. However, he finds that his memories are false. In his search for his real identity, he discovers that he has extra bodies that are activated when he dies (so that, in a sense, he cannot be killed), that a galactic society of humans exists outside the Solar system, a large interstellar empire wishes to conquer both the Earth and Venus (inhabited by masters of non-Aristotelian logic), and he has extra brain matter that, when properly trained, can allow him to move matter with his mind.

First Sentence

The occupants of each floor of the hotel must as usual during the games form their own protective groups.

Subjects

Genres

  • Science Fiction

Series Statement

  • Null-A (1)

Other Editions

  • The World of Null-APaperbackBerkley Publishing Corp.1982-03-01
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