Book description
For 'refusing to co-operate' the Emm Luther Special Police took out
Earth agent Sam Tallon's eyes and imprisoned him on a dark and eerie
swamp from which nobody ever escaped. But then Tallon invented a way of
seeing - ludicrous, agonizing, yet still a way to make escape possible.
He 'saw' through the eyes of a bird. A dog, a woman guard and, later,
even saw himself through the eyes of his enraged Lutheran pursuers.
Madness and death were his constant companions as he schemed and fought
and struggled for his life. Any other man would have gladly given up,
but then, Sam Tallon had no choice for he was the unfortunate possessor
of the single most important secret in the universe - a secret which had
to be returned to Earth somehow. Bob Shaw (1931 - 1996) Bob Shaw was
born in Belfast in 1931. After working in engineering, aircraft design
and journalism he became a full time writer in 1975. Among his novels
are Orbitsville, A Wreath of Stars, The Ragged Astronauts and his
best-known work Other Days, Other Eyes, based on the Nebula
Award-nominated 'Light of Other Days', the story that made his
reputation. Although his SF novels and stories were for the most part
serious, Shaw was well-known in fannish circles for his sense of humour,
and his witty 'Serious Scientific Talks' were a favourite of attendees
at Eastercons. Bob Shaw won two Hugos and three BSFA Awards. He died in
1996.
