This is the book club publication of this novel. Tucker's 1954 story of telepathy and ESP wherein Paul Breen discovers that he has special powers. As a loyal American he lends his powers to the U.S. government but soon finds out that the government is not to be trusted.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Trying to Tame a Wild Talent!,
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This review is from: Wild Talent (aka Man from Tomorrow) (Mass Market Paperback)
Wilson A. Tucker (1914-2006) was not a very prolific sci-fi author. He has written a dozen novels and two dozen short stories.
Nevertheless he managed to produce, at least, three great books in the field: "The Long Loud Silence" (1952), "Time Masters" (1953) and "Year of the Quiet Sun" (1970). This book was published when the Cold War was raging, as many other sci-fi books I've reviewed and show some of the cultural background of the time. The present story has many points in common with Olaf Stapledon's "Odd John" but with a more straightforward plot. "Wild Talent" (1954) take advantage of West-East confrontation to give verisimilitude to Paul's character and the unbearable situation to which he is subjected. After describing a showdown scene the author goes back to the start point of a chain of events that will launch teenager Paul into a path of discovering and profiting/ suffering his wild talent. Wilson Tucker constructs a very good book with all the flavor of Fifties' sci-fi; genre buff will enjoy it very much! Reviewed by Max Yofre.
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Do Not Try to Tame a Wild Talent!,
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This review is from: Wild Talent (Mass Market Paperback)
Wilson A. Tucker (1914-2006) was not a very prolific sci-fi author. He has written a dozen novels and two dozen short stories.
Nevertheless he managed to produce, at least, three great books in the field: The long loud silence (1952), Time Masters (1953) and The Year of the Quiet Sun (Collier Nucleus Fantasy & Science Fiction) (1970). This book was published when the Cold War was raging, as many other sci-fi books I've reviewed and show some of the cultural background of the time. The present story has many points in common with Olaf Stapledon's ODD JOHN (The Garland Library of Science Fiction) but with a more straightforward plot. "Wild Talent" (1954) take advantage of West-East confrontation to give verisimilitude to Paul character and the unbearable situation to which he is subjected. After describing a showdown scene the author goes back to the start point of a chain of events that will launch teenager Paul into a path of discovering and profiting/ suffering his wild talent. Wilson Tucker constructs a very good book with all the flavor of Fifties' sci-fi; genre buff will enjoy it very much! Reviewed by Max Yofre.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A quite good science fiction novel of what comes after homo sapiens...,
By Roger J. Buffington (Huntington Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
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This is a very well-written novel about a man who possesses the gift, or the curse, of fully-developed telepathy. The protagonist, Paul Breen, is able to read minds, and has other "wild talents" as well. The author develops a very plausible story around this scenario. This is an engrossing novel and a quick read. Too quick, really.
My main criticism of this novel is that it has an incomplete, rushed feeling to it. The characters are not fully developed, and the plot is hurriedly rushed to conclusion. The author is clearly capable of much better, given the fact that the novel as written is quite good. Four stars for plausibility, and as a page-turner. Recommended.
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