doppelgangers Author:h. f. heard The world of 1997 is held in bondage by two tyrranical masters: one a fabulous despot of the undrworld, and the other the equally treacherous tyrant of the upperworld. — An unusual series of circumstances traps one man in the relentless duel between these two powerful figures. His face is to be remoulded, his spirit annihilated, his personal iden... more »tity destroyed.
He is to become a doppolganger, the other self of the ruler of the upperworld. But even the great psychological advances of the future cannot anticipate the outcome in this brilliantly exciting science-fiction novel of super-power.« less
1947 distopia. Well-written, serious questioning of identity. Blurbs from Christopher Isherwood, and from reviews in NY Times and Saturday Review. Ambitious early, literate sci-fi.