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The Whole Man
Published 1964 by Ballantine Books · 188 pages
Hugo · 1965
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6 award entries · 5 books · 1 wins · 1965–1973
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Synopsis
Gerald Howson, born severely deformed during civil unrest, discovers in his twenties that he possesses the most powerful telepathic abilities on Earth. Recruited by the UN, he becomes a specialist in rescuing other telepaths trapped in self-created psychic fantasy worlds, while struggling with the temptation to withdraw permanently into his own telepathic dreamscapes.
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