About the Book
This novella was first published in Ace Double The Brains of Earth / The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph in 1966. Separate edition published by Dobson in 1975. Also known as Nopalgarth.
The Brains of Earth
The monstrous thing glowed and swam towards them. It bulged now and its myriad capillaries glistened.
"Do you believe what I told you about the gher?"
There
was a moment's horrified hesitation. Then Tarbert gave a sigh. "Yes, I
believe you. There was something – I don't know what – controlling me."
Burke studied him for a moment. "I can fight the gher," he declared.
Tarbert gave a weak laugh. "And then what? The others again? Which of the two is worse?"
Burke looked back into para-cosmos and he could see the orb of the enemy flickering.
"The gher is worse. It's immeasurably dangerous to the human race."
And so, feeling like an infinitesimal David before a colossal Goliath, Burke started across the void to fight the Brains of Earth.
