The Mind Parasites (Paperback)

by Colin Wilson (Author)

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Product Description

Wilson has blended H.P. Lovecraft's dark vision with his own revolutionary philosophy and unique narrative powers to produce a stunning, high-tension story of vaulting imagination. A professor makes a horrifying discovery while excavating a sinister archeological site. For over 200 years, mind parasites have been lurking in the deepest layers of human consciousness, feeding on human life force and steadily gaining a foothold on the planet. Now they threaten humanity's extinction. They can be fought with one weapon only: the mind, pushed to-and beyond-its limits. Pushed so far that humans can read each other's thoughts, that the moon can be shifted from its orbit by thought alone. Pushed so that man can at last join battle with the loathsome parasites on equal terms.

About the Author
British author of THE OUTSIDER and many other books

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Monkfish Book Publishing (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974935999
• ISBN-13: 978-0974935997
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #259,178 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading, December 23, 2001

By	"salexru2000" (Ottawa, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mind Parasites (Paperback)

Imagination works in strange ways. This book helped me to open some new doors in my mind. And I think it changed also my view on the world.
I've read it several times (at least 3) after some years in between. Even if story loses its novelty, some ideas and thoughts are quite remarkable till this very moment. I would recommend this to any person, which is more or less seriously interested in SF and related imaginative reading.
Currently I have 2 writers on my "top of the pyramid" - polish one Stanislaw Lem and Colin Wilson. Whatever you might think about their literary styles, ideas and stories are remarkable and mind provoking and well worth time spent to read them - even if you will do this several times.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless principles approached unconventionally...hmmmm, November 16, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mind Parasites (Paperback)

25 years ago I read this book overnight. Could not put it down. Raved to several friends about it. Loaned the book to a classmate whom I never saw again. I've never seen that book again or another copy of it even though I've looked for it off and on all those years. It made quite an impact on my and my life. I want my wife and teenage children to read this book. The feelings it evoked and a new twist on ancient principles make it an undiscovered classic worth the effort of seeking. Seeking for truth is part of the book's theme. The plot you have to read to appreciate. Good luck on finding this collectable.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars why is this book out of print??, May 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mind Parasites (Paperback)

Consider---a popular book which uncloaks the existence of parasitic entities, alien brain-suckers which take active measures to remain concealed... and now the book is no longer available... and all the friends to whom I once lent my dog-earred copy now mysteriously vanished... is it possible---?? (more seriously, it's a good book, and the only one I know of to take a stab at explaining why it is, everytime you're just THAT close to figuring out the big question---it's suddenly time to get a snack.)