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Carrier

Robert Sheckley

First published April 1954
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

Psi health officer Paul Martin is trying to trace the source of a disease that reduces sufferers' psi abilities. He finds a likely carrier in Edward Ecks, whose powers have started to decline - but Ecks doesn't want to be tested and goes on the run.

Publications (12)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1954 If, April 1954 Quinn Publishing Company, Inc.; Buffalo, NY MAGAZINE 50
July 1954 If, No. 9 Strato Publications MAGAZINE 56
1969 A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Sherbourne Press Anthology 124
June 1970 A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Gollancz Anthology
November 1971 A Wilderness of Stars The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Anthology
December 1971 A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Dell Anthology 108
December 1971 A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Dell Anthology 108
1972 A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Corgi Anthology 107
1980 A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers Anthology 107
September 1983 Space Odyssey Octopus Books Anthology 174
1987 Space Odyssey Gallery Books / W. H. Smith Anthology 174
February 1988 Space Odyssey Treasure Press Anthology 174