
THE BLIND SPOT - By Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint
INTRODUCTION - THE LURE AND LORE OF “THE BLIND SPOT” - BY FORREST J ACKERMAN
PROLOGUE
I. — RHAMDA AVEC
II. — THE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY
III. — “NOW THERE ARE TWO”
IV. — GONE
V. — FRIENDS
VI. — CHICK WATSON
VII. — THE RING
A strange, shimmering aperture appears in an ordinary city, offering a glimpse of a world where crystalline spires rise from luminous waters and an ageless woman drifts through the haze. The narrator, drawn by curiosity and a promise of hidden knowledge, steps through the “blind spot” and finds himself amid a civilization that blends ancient ritual with alien technology. As he navigates this dazzling yet unsettling realm, he encounters a society obsessed with eternity, where the boundaries between life and death are constantly renegotiated.
The early chapters weave together vivid world‑building with philosophical musings on perception, destiny, and the limits of human understanding. The story balances wonder and tension, inviting listeners to question what lies beyond the ordinary and what cost true insight might demand. This opening promises a richly imagined adventure that rewards imagination without revealing the twists that lie ahead.
Language
en
Duration
~10 hours (579K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Text file produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
Release date
2004-01-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1882–1933
A prolific pulp-era storyteller, he turned a ranchland writing challenge into a career that ranged from westerns to science fiction and fantasy. He is especially remembered for fast-moving adventure tales and for co-writing the influential novel The Blind Spot with Homer Eon Flint.
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A pulp-era science fiction writer whose stories pushed big ideas into fast-moving adventures, he helped shape the feel of early magazine SF. His work mixed wild imagination with a knack for scientific speculation that still feels energetic today.
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