By the 22nd century, telepaths are the elite professionals in a variety of well-paid fields. Government, medicine, the social sciences and many other disciplines and benefitted from "Esper" contributions. Of all human occupations, only crime has not benefitted from the science of telepathy.
All 111,000 Espers are exemplary citizens. As members of the all-seeing Esper Guild, they are bound by a pledge requiring the highest of ethical standards. Wrongdoing is inevitably punished by ostracism...a living death for Espers, who need contact with their own kind in a way that others can never truly understand.
Lincoln Powell is a telepathic cop with a problem. The crime--murder. Powell knows the name of the killer...but not the motive. And worse yet, he can't prove his case to the D.A.m a crusty but fair-minded computer.
The Demonished Man, winner of the first-ever Science Fiction Achievement Award (Hugo Award) of 1953 for best novel, is a taut thriller of a mystery...and science fiction at its best! [From the jacket.] It was also nominated for the 1954 International Fantasy Award. In 1975, it was placed 14 in the Locus Poll Award for All-Time Best Novel. In 1987, it planed 18th in the Locus Poll Award for All-Time Best SF Novel. This March 1978 reissue from the Science Fiction Book Club features a cover painting by Gary Viskupic.
