H. B. Fyfe (1918–1997)
Author of D-99
About the Author
Works by H. B. Fyfe
Luna Escapade 3 copies
Moonwalk [novelette] 3 copies
In Value Deceived 3 copies
Luna Escapade 2 copies
The Envoy, Her 1 copy
The Wedge 1 copy
Let There Be Light 1 copy
A Transmutation of Muddles 1 copy
The Talkative Tree 1 copy
Exile 1 copy
Round-and-Round Trip 1 copy
The Outbreak of Peace 1 copy
Satellite System 1 copy
The Old Shell Game (SS) 1 copy
Afterthought 1 copy
Open Invitation 1 copy
Associated Works
Beyond Human Ken: 21 Startling Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1952) — Contributor — 19 copies
Special Wonder: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1970) — Contributor — 9 copies
Short Science Fiction Collection 043 — Author — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Fyfe, Horace Browne
- Other names
- MacDuff, Andrew
- Birthdate
- 1918-09-30
- Date of death
- 1997-11-17
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Place of death
- Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
- Occupations
- science fiction author
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Statistics
- Works
- 41
- Also by
- 29
- Members
- 172
- Popularity
- #124,308
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 30
A pair of men crash landed on a planet where such a thing is illegal. The natives had just finished an interplanetary war, so they were understandably wary of outsiders. The plan is to slip them pills which, when consumed, will make them look dead. The natives will dump their bodies in the nearby desert, where a ship will pick them up. A female journalist is arrested on a different planet for wanting to buy a souvenir, and for being excessively feminine. The plan is to have her transferred to a work farm outside the city, but she never gets there.
Meantime, back on Earth, a major power failure has stranded the D-99 employees at the office on the 99th floor of a skyscraper (that's where the "99" comes from). They can't call for help, because the D.I.R. will never let them hear the end of it. So everyone is stuck until the power is restored. A more serious problem concerns Lydman, one of the employees. He is an ex-spacer who spent time in an alien prison. Everyone is worried about what he will do when he learns that he is trapped at the top of a skyscraper. Does Lydman find his own solution? Despite the handicap, does D-99 rescue the detained humans?
The book is certainly interesting and readable, but there is not much reason to recommend it, either. I wish I could say more than just Meh.… (more)