Herbert W. Franke, who is rated as one of the four best science fiction writers of modern Europe, is quite tricky.  What may seem simple usually turns out to be deceptively complex.  What may seem irrelevant may have an impact like an earthquake.

In THE MIND NET we encounter a vast spacefleet exploring the cosmos.  They find some organic remnants in the lifeless soil of an ancient world.  But when the space explorers test these mysterious objects they suddenly find their ship trapped in an alien mental web and face a menace never allowed for on their computers.  But that is only the beginning and thereafter we encounter seemingly isolated scenes on alien worlds with unearthly growths, in mechanical civilizations, in rebel cities where everyday people face extraordinary problems.  The whole ties in with a shocking impact... and THE MIND NET will prove again that the name of Franke ranks with those of Philip K. Dick and Stanislaw Lem as a science fiction innovator.

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WARRIOR OF WORLD'S END
by Lin Carter
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