Scanners live in vain by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
"Scanners live in vain" by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger is a science fiction short story written in 1945. In a future where space travel causes unbearable pain and death, only Scanners—volunteers who have severed their sensory nerves—can crew starships. When a scientist discovers a way to make Scanners obsolete, their guild faces extinction and votes for murder. Scanner Martel must choose between loyalty to his brotherhood and preventing an assassination that could
restore his lost humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony, 1913-1966 |
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| Title | Scanners live in vain |
| Original Publication | Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Co., 1950. |
| Series Title | The Instrumentality of Mankind |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanners_Live_in_Vain |
| Credits | Al Haines |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Conspiracies -- Fiction |
| Subject | Inventors -- Fiction |
| Subject | Space travelers -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 73886 |
| Release Date | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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