"The Helmet of Hades"
| Title | "The Helmet of Hades" |
| Year for Search | 1968 |
| Authors | Wodhams, [Herbert] Jack(1931-2017) |
| Secondary Authors | Carnell, [Edward] John(1912-72) |
| Tertiary Authors | Wodhams, Jack, and Carnell, John |
| Secondary Title | New Writings in S-F |
| Volume / Edition | 11 |
| Pagination | 157-190 |
| Date Published | 1968 |
| Publisher | Dennis Dobson |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Australian author, English author, Male author |
| Annotation | Complex dystopia. Authoritarian dystopia of sighted over blind followed by a reversal in which the blind, who could be cured, are convinced by a fanatic that being blind is preferable. The story focuses on a man who rejects his blindness. |
| Pseudonym | Jack Wodhams [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | NSW, O, PSt |
| Author Note | The author (1931-2017) was born in England and moved to Australia in 1955. |
| Full Text | 1968 Wodhams, [Herbert] Jack (1931-2017). “The Helmet of Hades.” New Writings in S-F 11. Ed. John Carnell (London: Dennis Dobson, 1968), 159-190. NSW, O, PSt Complex dystopia. Authoritarian dystopia of sighted over blind followed by a reversal in which the blind, who could be cured, are convinced by a fanatic that being blind is preferable. The story focuses on a man who rejects his blindness. The author was born in England and moved to Australia in 1955. |
