02462cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500200014626400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031649000530035249000160040550000310042150800960045252012900054853400760183865300200191465300290193465300250196383000530198883000160204185600430205772522UtSlPG20260610134657.0mcr n260607r20231953utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMerwin, Sam, Jr.,d1910-199610aNightmare tower 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Fantastic Universe June-July 1953.1 aLynn Fenlay aRelease date is 2023-12-27 aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Nightmare Tower" by Sam Merwin is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story follows Lynne Fenlay, a young woman dealing with personal and emotional turmoil while working as a telepath in a cybernetic team on Mars. As the narrative unfolds, Lynne grapples with complex relationships and a growing awareness of her latent telepathic abilities, set against the backdrop of an enigmatic Martian society facing unforeseen challenges. At the start of the novel, Lynne is struggling with a mysterious headache that complicates her dynamics with her fiancé, Ray Cornell, and their colleague, Janet Downes. Her discomfort intensifies as she begins to experience telepathic connections that unveil emotions and hidden motives between the trio. Amidst the interpersonal tension, Lynne receives shocking news about her unique telepathic talent, which could alter her path dramatically. As she neglects her earthly ties and navigates her new surroundings, readers are drawn into her inner struggles and the eerie invitation from her Martian environment—a planet with a history steeped in both beauty and decay. This sets the stage for a captivating exploration of identity, loyalty, and the burdens of extraordinary abilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1953 aScience fiction aMars (Planet) -- Fiction aTelepathy -- Fiction 0aProduced from Fantastic Universe June-July 1953. 0aLynn Fenlay40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72522