Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site Cascade.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!Cascade!asente From: asente@Cascade.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Can anyone identify Message-ID: <2396@Cascade.ARPA> Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 19:46:52 EST Article-I.D.: Cascade.2396 Posted: Tue Jan 15 19:46:52 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Jan-85 01:46:56 EST References: <197@topaz.ARPA> Organization: Stanford University Lines: 22 > From: Dean Sutherland> > this book? It was written by Alan E. Nourse (I think...) > > Hero is a member of "Earth Intelligence". He is trying to catch a spy for the > "bad guys" (I don't remember who they are). The spy has the ability to > teleport himself from any point on a planet to any other, or to teleport from > ground to orbit (or vice versa). I recall that the Earth empire held together > because their military could supposedly cause suns to nova. > > The only other thing that I remember is that many characters turn out to > actually be different people than the reader is led to believe. In fact, at > least one character really isn't the person HE thought he was... > > Dean F. Sutherland This sounds a lot like "The Programmed Man." I read this when I was about in 7th grade so the memory's a bit fuzzy, but I recall liking it. It was definately a juvenile SF book. -paul asente