The Mind Cage
by A. E. van Vogt
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David Marin risks his career to defend Wade Trask, a scientist being tried for sedition, but when Trask switches their brains, Marin finds himself branded an enemy of the state.Tags
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According to Van Vogt, this one of the first books he wrote without using the dream based writing technique that he had used for years. As a result, this novel finds him struggling and running on fumes.
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A. E. Van Vogt was born on April 26, 1912 in Manitoba, Canada. He graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1928. His first story sales were to true story confession magazines in the early 1930s while he was working as a census clerk and representative of Maclean Trade Papers. He wrote plays for Canadian radio and in 1939, he began submitting show more stories and serials to Astounding Science Fiction. He wrote more than 35 novels during his lifetime including Slan, The Weapon Shops of Isher, The World of Null-A, The Pawns of Null-A, The Weapons Makers, The Violent Man, The Silkie, The Battle of Forever, and The House That Stood Still. He died on January 26, 2000 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Mind Cage
- Original title
- The mind cage
- Original publication date
- 1957; 1948
- People/Characters
- David Marin; Wade Trask
- First words
- David Marin bit his lip as the chairman of the Group Masters said, 'and now, the case of Wade Trask, guilty of sedition.'
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Nothing like putting something over on the old man! thought David Marin cheerfully.
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