Penniless,
homeless and virtually lifeless, the vagrant “Doughface” Jack is about to
discover that where medical marvels meet the mysteries of the human mind,
amazing things happen. Like one of the comic book X-Men mutants, The Tramp
acquires a capability beyond his imagination and without equal on Earth.
Riding
the rails, Jack runs afoul of a local sheriff and ends up with a crushed skull.
He’s as good as dead until a savvy country doctor performs a bit of medical
magic. Jack wakes up to find that his brain has been drastically altered. He
has the power to save lives—and destroy them—with a single glance.
Will Jack use his astounding power for good . . . or for evil?
His journey of discovery takes him to New York and into the arms of a woman,
who has a plan of her own. Together they’re bound for Washington, D.C., and a
psychic adventure that could change the shape of history.
The
Tramp (Science Fiction)
By
L. Ron Hubbard
ISBN
#978-1592123322
Price
$9.95
144
Pages
Rating
5-Stars
Doughface Jake, a hobo
riding the rails, wakes up in a little town hospital, where the doctor
literally had to sew his brain back together after cracking his skull. The
operation not only saves his life, but it also gives him new abilities - the
power to heal, or to kill. He’s not sure how to handle this new power, and the
scientists don’t want responsibility for what he may do. After escaping from
the police, he meets an old blind woman and heels her, but now things may get a
little stranger.
Rita, the old blind
woman had once been a young popular actress, but an accident caused her
blindness, along with a destroyed face. Doughface makes her young and beautiful
again, but 38 years of rejection from society has turned her against those
one-time friends, and she wants vengeance now. She sees opportunity in
Doughface, and leads him to the White House to take over the country. Now, the
only one who can save America is the doctor who saved Doughface in the
beginning, but he must die in order to do it.
This was an odd story
for Hubbard. Usually his lead characters are heroic, and the romance is pure,
but in this case we see a poor tramp elevated to the height of power, and the
evil Witch Woman who controls him, while thousands lie dead in their wake.
Still, it was an interesting yarn as only Hubbard can spin them. Highly
recommended.
Tom
Johnson
Author
of WORLDS OF TOMORROW
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