Transmaniacon Author:John Shirley Ben Rackey, foremost professional irritant acting both as a burglar and inciter in the bizarre and pleasure-seeking world of the 22nd century. His latest and most dangerous assignment is to steal the exciter. A device for augmentation of the telepathic transfer of mania. It seeks out and amplifies strong, hostile human emotions. with it Ben will... more » have the power to destroy the barrier, an invisible screen of densely flowing ions entirely enclosing the continental zone labeled "The United States". Then Ben will be able to escape.« less