It’s a frightening concept, not too far from the notion of zombies in both cases the individual is lost, reduced to involuntary responses. This story set a standard for parasite-controlling creatures. I’m familiar with this story from one of its movie adaptations. But with so many controlled government leaders assuring the President that there is no danger, it seems impossible to defeat the puppet masters. The three of them try to capture a live specimen in order to learn more about the threat and to convince the President to quarantine vast areas of the country. They begin an invasion by controlling key individuals, city by city, steadily working their way toward the President of the United States.Ī government agency, led by the Old Man (as he’s called), works alongside two of his best agents, code-named Sam and Mary. The Puppet Masters (Part 1 of 3) by Robert Heinlein - Slug-like aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take control of their minds. That might prove more difficult than inventing a time machine. Still, if you’re an author planning to travel back to 1951 to try your chances on getting into Galaxy, bear in mind that you’re up against some of the founders of science fiction. That’s a 2% acceptance rate, which is better than Duotrope reports for some professional magazines today. He mentions that about 60 stories were selected from submissions of about 3,000. L.) Gold notes some interesting stats in his opening remarks. Galaxy concluded its first year of publication with this issue.
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