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A classic [[SF]] novel by [[Alfred Bester]] about a man who sets out to commit murder in a future with [[telepathy]].  First published in the January 1952 issue of ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'', it won the [[1953 Best Novel Hugo]], the first ever awarded. This is probably [[Bester]]'s best (and best-known) work.
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One amusing aspect of the book was the use of punctuation and other symbols in names which became quite popular in [[fandom]].  See [[Demolishisms]].
 
 
 
The “Tensor” jingle from the novel is a useful means of banishing earworms.
 
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Eight, sir; seven, sir;
 
Six, sir; five, sir;
 
Four, sir; three, sir;
 
Two, sir; one!
 
Tenser, said the Tensor.
 
Tenser, said the Tensor.
 
Tension, apprehension,
 
And dissension have begun.
 
</pre>
 
 
 
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* 1953 -- '''[[1953 Best Novel Hugo|Best Novel Hugo]]'''
 
 
 
  
 
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Publication 1952
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