World Out of Mind

TitleWorld Out of Mind
Year for Search1953
Authors[MacGregor], [James Murdoch](1925-2008)
Tertiary AuthorsM'Intosh, J. T. [pseud.]
Date Published1953
PublisherDoubleday
Place PublishedGarden City, NY
KeywordsMale author, Scottish author
Annotation

Eutopia as background to science fiction novel about an alien invasion. The entire social and political system is based on tests that are sometimes described as intelligence tests but are much more elaborate. Everyone wears a badge that shows their status based on the tests. The aliens lack emotion, which turns out to be a human strength.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. New York: Permabook, 1956. U.K. ed. with the pseudonym spelled McIntosh. London: Science Fiction Club, 1955.

Pseudonym

J. T. M'Intosh or McIntosh [pseud.] 

Holding Institutions

DLC, MoU-St, PSt

Author Note

Scottish author (1925-2008)

Full Text

1953 [MacGregor, James Murdoch] (b. 1925). World Out of Mind. By J.T. M’Intosh [pseud.]. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. Rpt. New York: Permabook, 1956. U.K. ed. with the pseudonym spelled McIntosh. London: Science Fiction Club, 1955. DLC, MoU-St, PSt

Eutopia as background to science fiction novel about an alien invasion. The entire social and political system is based on tests that are sometimes described as intelligence tests but are much more elaborate. Everyone wears a badge that shows their status based on the tests. The aliens lack emotion, which turns out to be a human strength. Scottish author.