Book Summary: in chase of the ultimate drug that leads to Nirvana – or does it?
Sci Fi Categories: Space Adventure, Teleporting, Telepathy,
Book Description: The Big Fix of the title (or The Big Fix! as it was in the magazine) is a substance named uru given to the narrator by Jones, an alien in disguise; smoking the drug induces a telepathic conversation with Jones followed by a journey through space to his home planet.
Authors Bio: Richard Wilson was an American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians, and was married for a time to Leslie Perri, who had also been a Futurian.
His books included the novels The Girls from Planet 5; 30-Day Wonder; and And Then the Town Took Off; and the collections Those Idiots from Earth and Time Out for Tomorrow. His short stories included "The Eight Billion" (nominated for a Nebula Award as Best Short Story in 1965); "Mother to the World" (nominated for the Hugo for Best Novelette in 1969 and winner of the Nebula in 1968); and "The Story Writer" (nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1979).
His other major contribution to science fiction and to Syracuse University was in successfully recruiting the donation of papers from many prominent science fiction writers to the University's George Arents Research Library.
Narrators Rating: ★★★★☆
