The Power

A mutant blessed with the ability to telekinetically destroy people and objects worms his way into the government agency trying to find people like himself. He defends himself, and much destruction ensues. A parable about nuclear war, not very compelling.

A good book, made into a mediocre movie. William Tanner is an anthropologist, working with a team of specialists assembled by the U.S. Navy to determine if there are qualities that make some men more capable, more durable, better able to survive, and if it's possible to develop tests to find people with those qualities. One of the team appears to be going off the rails, declaring that the superman already exists, is on the team, and seeks to rule the world. But when Tanner makes up a quick test to prove that these 'powers' do not exist...it proves the exact opposite. What follows is a suspenseful chase, as Tanner must survive a superman intent on protecting his secrets by eliminating all those who know of his existence. A book of its show more time, but still a good yarn. show less

An old school paranormal book from back in the 50's. No mythical critters, just some humans, one with an extraordinary ability. Chillingly well done because it was so believable. It has an extra twist at the end to send the message home. Excellent.

I read this years ago, probably the late 60's, maybe the original paperback version. I have read it a few times since then, and while it is a bit dated now, it is still a fun read, especially when you place it in the context in which it was first written, in the late 1950's. Military interest in ESP, remote viewing and all that stuff. A fun book. It was made into a movie, years ago, I am trying to track that down too.

Bill Tanner, Patricia Olson, Karl Grossman, John Olson, Van Zandt, Owen Scott, Marge Hanson, Eddy DeFalco og Arthur Nordlund sidder i møde, da en af dem afslører sig som værende overmenneskelig intelligent og udstyret med ESP kræfter. Desværre er personen også lettere sindsyg, men Tanner ved ikke hvem af de andre det er. Og så går den vilde jagt. Tanner finder ud af at personen tidligere hed Adam Hart, men det hjælper jo ikke meget.

Udmærket spændingsroman