Second Sight

A Positronic Book

By: Alan E. Nourse

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Hardcover | 3 April 2018

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22 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 0.64

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A science fiction narrative examining perception, prediction, and the consequences of knowledge beyond ordinary limits. In Second Sight, Alan E. Nourse develops a premise in which the ability to anticipate events alters the balance between individual agency and external constraint, raising questions about control, responsibility, and unintended outcome.

The narrative proceeds through a structured escalation of discovery, testing the central idea against practical and social conditions. Nourse's method emphasizes clarity and logical development, allowing the speculative element to unfold through cause and effect rather than abstraction. Character response remains grounded in problem-solving, with the conceptual framework driving the progression of events.

Positioned within mid-twentieth-century American science fiction, the work reflects a disciplined, idea-centered approach in which scientific implication and narrative structure are closely aligned.

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