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davidkmSchoen, Lawrence M., 2009, Buffalito destiny, cover by Rachael Mayo, Hadley Rille Books, www.hadleyrillebooks.com, hc & perfect-bound pb, 264 p, ISBN 978-0-9819243-3-5 $15.95, 978-0-9819243-4-2 $26.95.
A young terran named Conroy is stranded, penniless, far from home. In desperation he revives an abandoned interest in hypnotism. Turns out that most aliens can be hypnotized as easily as humans, and a successful stage act is born. From there it's a short step to stealing alien technology, becoming wealthy, and having the waste products hit the air circulation device.
Schoen is very inventive, and that is one of the best things about this book. Alien species, alien customs, future technology, this reminds me of Analog magazine of the late 1960s. I mean that in a very positive way. There is a bit more of an egalitarian perspective, a welcome product of these times, and the technology is of course different than we imagined 40 years ago.
This book is fun, quick read. Recommended for fans of science fiction of that era. And for anybody who likes imaginative fast-paced science-fiction adventure.
A young terran named Conroy is stranded, penniless, far from home. In desperation he revives an abandoned interest in hypnotism. Turns out that most aliens can be hypnotized as easily as humans, and a successful stage act is born. From there it's a short step to stealing alien technology, becoming wealthy, and having the waste products hit the air circulation device.
Schoen is very inventive, and that is one of the best things about this book. Alien species, alien customs, future technology, this reminds me of Analog magazine of the late 1960s. I mean that in a very positive way. There is a bit more of an egalitarian perspective, a welcome product of these times, and the technology is of course different than we imagined 40 years ago.
This book is fun, quick read. Recommended for fans of science fiction of that era. And for anybody who likes imaginative fast-paced science-fiction adventure.
