Farewell, Nikola! [Hardcover]

Guy Newell Boothby (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1, 2002

"You can give me no explanation, then?" said Nikola, with one of his inscrutable smiles. "And yet, having accumulated this power, this knowledge, call it what you will, you would still bid me give up Science. Come, my friend, you have seen something of what it can do; would you be brave enough to try, with my help, to look into what is called The Great Unknown, and see what the future has in store for you? I fancy it could be done. Are you to be tempted to see your own end?" "No, no," I cried, "I will have nothing to do with such an unholy thing. Good heavens, man! from that moment life would be unendurable!" "You think so, do you?" he said slowly, still keeping his eyes fixed on me. "And yet I have tried it myself." * Boothby's Nikola may be the world's first modern super villain: he is a master of hypnotism and mind control, a telepathic adept, and an astral projectionist. He can cause ordinary men to see images in pools of liquid, and prophesy into the future. It's said that he knows the hour, moment, and method of his own demise. (Jacketless library hardcover.)

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About the Author

Australian author Boothby penned more than fifty books over the course of a decade. Initially, his works were related to the Australian lifestyle; later he turned to the genre of fiction. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Borgo Press (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158715837X
• ISBN-13: 978-1587158377
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,606,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Australian SF Reader, July 31, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Farewell Nikola! (Paperback)

Another Nikola tale that is a little on the quiet side. Richard Hatteras, his wife and a female acquaintance are in Italy, and so is Nikola.

When Hatteras realises this, he cannot quite work out why, but it is pretty sure that it is something dodgy. He wants to keep his young noble friend out of trouble, too, both of the female and Nikola variety.