The James White Information Site

Dark Talisman

First published
1958
Words
6,500

Nixon hung in space, turning slowly.

For one mad moment, I entertained the notion that James White had foretold the cosmic punishment of President Richard M. Nixon. The line "Nixon was suffering -- terribly" raised my moralistic hopes still further. But this particular is Ben Nixon, the nerdish brother of genius-level scientist Dr Charles L. Ben has stolen the Doc's foolproof indestructability device, with consequences that can rightfully be called infernal. The biter is well and truly bitten; over and over and over again. A warning to the curious: DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!

Synopsis by
Graham Andrews

In magazines

Title Language Editor Date
Nebula 35, October 1958 cover
Nebula 35, October 1958 English Peter Hamilton October 1958
Nebula Science Fiction (US), February 1959 cover
Nebula, February 1959 (US edition) English Peter Hamilton February 1959
Publication notes

NEBULA SCIENCE FICTION, No. 35, October 1958

Data sources
James White Information (original site). Synopsis by Graham Andrews.
ISFDB title record (CC BY 4.0).