"Wall of Crystal, Eye of Night" by Algis Budrys is a science fiction story unfolding in a future dominated by technologies that can manipulate emotions. It follows Rufus Sollenar, a businessman who is risking all that he has for a video system to succeed while battling his rival, Cortwright Burr. A mysterious man named Ermine starts advising Sollenar during this conflict, which includes violent situations and the revealing of Burr’s interactions with Martian engineers. Sollenar's desires lead to questions about who he is, what is real, and whether anyone is truly immortal. Ultimately, Sollenar's pursuit ends tragically when Ermine, the very system Sollenar wanted to control, undergoes his own surprising change. The story looks closely at where technology, human wants, and the strangeness of life meet.
Wall of Crystal, Eye of Night
By Algis Budrys
In a world where emotions can be bought, a businessman's quest for immortality leads to a destructive clash between rivals, revealing that the line between man and machine has blurred forever.
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2016-04-10
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About the AuthorAlgirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome in collaboration with Jerome Bixby, John A. Sentry, William Scarff and Paul Janvier. In 1960 he wrote Rogue Moon, a novel. In the 1990s he was the publisher and editor of the science-fiction magazine Tomorrow Speculative Fiction.
Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome in collaboration with Jerome Bixby, John A. Sentry, William Scarff and Paul Janvier. In 1960 he wrote Rogue Moon, a novel. In the 1990s he was the publisher and editor of the science-fiction magazine Tomorrow Speculative Fiction.
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