| Publication date: | 1951.09 |
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| Genre: | Science fiction novel |
| Preceded by: | Between Planets |
| Followed by: | The Year of the Jackpot |
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“The Puppet Masters” is a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. The novel was originally serialised in “Galaxy Science Fiction” September, October, November isuues of 1951.
Exposition
Except that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the U.S. government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting in. And four more agents who were sent in also disappeared. 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. What the humans know, they know. What the slugs want, no matter what, the human will do. And most of Iowa is already under their control.
Sam Cavanaugh was one of the agents who discovered the truth. 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. And he has just learned that a high official in the Treasury Department is now under control of the aliens. 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.
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