Within the framework of his science fiction stories, Heinlein repeatedly addressed certain social themes: the importance of individual liberty and self-reliance, the obligation individuals owe to their societies, the influence of organized religion on culture and government, and the tendency of society to repress nonconformist thought. in his Astounding Science Fiction magazine - though Heinlein denied that Campbell influenced his writing to any great degree. Heinlein, a notable writer of science fiction short stories, was one of a group of writers who came to prominence under the editorship of John W. Since the Treasury Department includes the Secret Service, which safeguards the President of the United States, control of the entire nation is near at hand. And he has just learned that a high official in the Treasury Department is now under control of the aliens. Unfortunately, that was just before he was taken over by one of the aliens and began working for the invaders, with no will of his own. Sam Cavanaugh was one of the agents who discovered the truth. And most of Iowa is already under their control. What the slugs want, no matter what, the human will do. So the head of the agency and his two top agents went in and managed to get out with their discovery: an invasion is underway by slug-like aliens who can touch a human and completely control his or her mind. And four more agents who were sent in also disappeared. government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting in. Case closed.Įxcept that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the U.S. Then came the announcement that the whole thing was a hoax. First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa.
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