Another classic invisibility story reblog, to celebrate (and remind people) that my book on the history and science of invisibility is now out!
Starting to get exhausted by all these invisibility posts! But I’m going for 30 straight days of blogging, then I’ll rest.
The scene:
In her Ohio home on the outskirts of the 26th Century metropolis of Cincinnati, Moira Presby softly hummed a current air and eagerly awaited the return of her husband who had been called away suddenly that evening on promising business. She was as happy as people of the earth were expected to be happy under the joint rule of the Durna Rangue, a semi-scientific cult, and the space pirates.
Okay, so in the future the Earth is being ruled by a semi-scientific cult, and… space pirates???
I must admit that this introduction, which explains how the cultists joined with space pirates to take over the Earth and keep out the “Interplanetary Guard,” did not leave me optimistic about the quality of “Invisible One” by Neil R. Jones…
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