So getting away with murder is impossible. Or, if Espers have been evaded before the murder, they make it impossible to conceal the guilt afterwards.” Espers make it impossible to conceal intent before murder. “There hasn’t been a successful premeditated murder in 79 years. The only problem is that Espers and their telepathic powers make it impossible to commit murder. By any means necessary means murdering the head of that company, Craye D’Courtney. In this case that means taking over his rival company, the D’Courtney Cartel, by any means necessary. He is short-tempered, greedy, and set on having his way. Plot & NarrationĪs I mentioned above, The Demolished Man is a story about magnate Ben Reich, owner of Monarch Utilities & Resources. The story centers around Ben Reich, a no-nonsense titan of industry bent on dominating the corporate landscape. It’s the first story on My List to feature psychic humans, in this case known as Espers, who can read your mind, making it impossible to hide any dubious thoughts. The Demolished Man, written in 1952 by Alfred Bester and winner of the very first Hugo Award, is a precursor to stories like Minority Report.
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