The Communipaths

TitleThe Communipaths
Year for Search1970
AuthorsElgin, Suzette Haden(1936-2015)
Date Published1970
PublisherAce Books
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

Dystopia that uses those with telepathic ability, known as Communipaths, to send information throughout the galaxy. They are raised them in a crèche and are assigns them to a particular location where they live their brief lives communicating. This changes with the birth of a particularly powerful telepath.

Additional Publishers

Ace Double bound with 1970 Trimble.

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

The female author (1936-2015) held a doctorate in linguistics from the University of California, San Diego and wrote extensively on the subject. Her birth name was Patricia Anne Suzette Wilkins​.

Full Text

1970 Elgin, [Patricia Anne] Suzette [Wilkins] (1936-2015). The Communipaths. By Suzette Haden Elgin. New York: Ace Books. Ace Double bound with 1970 Trimble. PSt

Dystopia that uses those with telepathic ability, known as Communipaths, to send information throughout the galaxy. They are raised them in a crèche and are assigns them to a particular location where they live their brief lives communicating. This changes with the birth of a particularly powerful telepath. The female author held a doctorate in linguistics from the University of California, San Diego and wrote extensively on the subject. Her birth name was Patricia Anne Suzette Wilkins​.