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Time is the Simplest Thing
Published 1961 by Doubleday · 263 pages
Hugo · 1962
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6 award entries · 6 books · 1 wins · 1962–1982
Synopsis
In a future where space travel has been replaced by telepathic exploration, Shepherd Blaine accidentally merges minds with an alien entity during a psychic probe of a distant planet, gaining extraordinary mental powers. Hunted by a fearful society that persecutes paranormals and by the corporation that employed him, Blaine becomes a fugitive seeking refuge among outcast telepaths.
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