''The Whole Man'' is a 1964

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novel by John Brunner. It was nominated for a

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in 1965. In the UK, it was published under the title ''Telepathist''. This novel is often considered a turning point in Brunner's career, a step up from the space operas he'd been turning out as Ace Doubles and pointing towards the richer, more complex books exemplified by ''Quicksand'' and ''

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''. The book is a

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based on three earlier stories: * "City of the Tiger" in '' Science Fantasy'', December 1958 * "The Whole Man" in ''Science Fantasy'', April 1959 * "Curative Telepath" in ''

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'', December 1959

Plot summary

After an unspecified crisis in a near-future England where telepathy has been discovered, the authorities discover Gerald Howson, a physically deformed youth with greater telepathic power than has ever been seen before. The novel details Howson's struggles to come to grips with his power and his deformity.

References

External links

Book review
at tor.com
Entry at the Internet Science Fiction Database
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