The Mindworm
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The Mindworm is a science fiction novella by Cyril M. Kornbluth about a telepathic mutant who feeds on human emotions and becomes a terrifying predator in postwar America.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mindworm canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novella
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science fiction work ⓘ |
| author | Cyril M. Kornbluth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter | telepathic mutant ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | telepathic mutant ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAbility | telepathy ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRole | predator ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTrait | feeds on human emotions ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| portrays |
ordinary people as victims of psychic predator
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telepath as monster ⓘ |
| settingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| theme |
fear of mutants
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human emotions as sustenance ⓘ paranoia ⓘ postwar anxiety ⓘ predation ⓘ psychic powers ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Cyril M. Kornbluth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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