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The Dark Intruder: A Positronic Book
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515421962
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 38
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.25 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A science fiction novel of telepathy, control, and divided identity, set within a future shaped by psychic ability and its institutional use. The narrative centres on an individual whose mental capacities place him at the boundary between autonomy and manipulation, as external forces seek to direct or contain abilities that resist simple classification.
Marion Zimmer Bradley develops the work through psychological tension rather than spectacle, focusing on the instability that arises when identity is no longer wholly private. The presence of telepathic intrusion introduces questions of agency, responsibility, and the limits of control, situating the conflict within the mind as much as in the external world. The structure remains compact, with emphasis on interior experience and the consequences of interference.
Positioned within Bradley's early science fiction, The Dark Intruder reflects recurring themes in her work, including the negotiation between individual will and larger systems of authority. The novel engages with mid-twentieth-century speculative concerns regarding the expansion of human capability and the ethical frameworks required to contain it.
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