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Pleasant Dreams

Ralph Robin

First published October 1951
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A former school friend comes to visit one of the most important men of the state: the Chief Watcher. He is important official who is in charge of the ever present surveillance of the authoritarian state's citizens. Even the dreams can be eavesdropped and the former friends spend the night watching the dreams of the leader of underground. Until they see some pretty embarrassing imagery…and the evening doesn't end well for either of them.

Publications (7)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1951 Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1951 Galaxy Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 42
November 1952 Omnibus of Science Fiction Crown Publishers Anthology 463
1953 Omnibus of Science Fiction Crown Publishers / SFBC Anthology 464
April 1953 Omnibus of Science Fiction Crown Publishers Anthology 464
January 1954 Strange Travels in Science Fiction Grayson & Grayson Anthology
1980 Omnibus of Science Fiction Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 464
1984 The Omnibus of Science Fiction Chatham River Press Anthology 464