Project Gutenberg 2007-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 100 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Bernklau BERNKLAU The Big Fix Produced from Astounding Science Fiction December 1959. Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Big Fix" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story takes place in a world where telepathy and psi powers exist, creating a complex social landscape where manipulations of chance and human nature become intricate games. The narrative revolves around the protagonist, Wally Wilson, who is confronted with an outrageous request to fix the outcome of the Kentucky Derby involving three seemingly incapable horses. In the plot, Wally finds himself coerced by the enigmatic Joseph Barcelona into ensuring that Flying Heels, Moonbeam, and Lady Grace finish in a specific order at the Derby. As he navigates the dangerous intersection of crime, telepathy, and the law, Wally grapples with the ethical implications of his predicament. The story is enriched with a cast of colorful characters, including the tough yet captivating Tomboy Taylor, and Lieutenant Delancey, who is suspicious of Wally's activities. Throughout the book, Wally's struggle to balance friendship, criminal activity, and his own moral compass leads to a clever resolution where human nature ultimately thwarts Barcelona's plan, illustrating the resilience of integrity amid the temptations of manipulation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Telepathy -- Fiction Horse racing -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 83161 83170 2024-09-10T08:18:29.725803 2023-09-10T11:26:12.013851 text/html text/html 79632 2007-11-23T09:50:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 192225 2007-11-23T09:50:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 232408 2024-09-10T08:18:34.009775 application/epub+zip 232672 2024-09-10T08:18:31.319790 application/epub+zip 76245 2024-09-10T08:18:30.169808 application/epub+zip 520665 2024-09-10T08:18:35.834769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512287 2024-09-10T08:18:33.150777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126741 2022-09-11T06:12:48.088033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73912 73787 2024-09-10T08:18:29.236854 2023-09-10T11:26:11.759826 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 73831 2007-11-23T09:50:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 29202 2007-11-23T09:50:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 73822 2007-11-23T09:50:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29185 2007-11-23T09:50:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21792 2024-09-10T08:18:35.977759 application/rdf+xml 9403 2024-09-10T08:18:30.519810 image/jpeg 2626 2024-09-10T08:18:30.340790 image/jpeg 236453 2024-09-10T08:18:29.746808 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia