Counterfeit

Synopsis

<b>From the front flap of the McKay second printing:</b> "From the pages of leading science fiction magazines come the stories in this new collection by Alan E. Nourse, author of <i>Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories</i>. <p>The strange case of "The Counterfeit Man" is only one of the exciting adventures you will share. Here, too, you will meet Harry Scott, whose search for safety in a strange city of the future leads him into the arms of his enemies, and Chris Taber, who conquers the fear in his own mind but will not tell others how he did it. You will also share the loneliness of Joe Baker, who has wandered the earth for decades yet cannot remember his own age, and Amy Ballantine whose remarkable gift of "second sight" has made her a cripple in the world of ordinary people. You will attend a meeting of the board of directors of the Titanium Workers of America, and accompany James Wheatley as he seeks "An Ounce of Cure" and find that these activities move you not only to laughter but to serious, frightening thought. <p>In these pages are science fiction stories of all sorts - some humorous, some grim, some sentimental - but all marked by the richness of idea and variety of these so characteristic of the work of this popular physician-writer."