Badge of Infamy (1963) is a juvenile science fiction novel written by American writer Lester del Rey.

Publication history

The first version of the story appeared in Satellite Science Fiction June, 1957.[1] A longer version was published by Galaxy Science Fiction Novels in 1963.[2] It was the first in Galaxy's new series of digest-sized books combining two works by a single author; Badge of Infamy was bound with del Rey's The Sky Is Falling, which was also an expansion of a shorter work.[3][a] The two were republished together again in 1973 as an Ace double.[4] A review in Luna Monthly criticized the "double" format, saying that The Sky Is Falling is a much worse story than Badge of Infamy, and complaining that it is challenging for a reviewer "to tell you the reader that only half of this or any other book is worth buying".[4] The review praised Badge of Infamy for its exciting storytelling "that does not preach".[4] It has more recently been released as a standalone ebook by Feedbooks.[5]

Synopsis

In the future, powerful unions called lobbies control much of society. One of the most powerful lobbies is the medical lobby, which following a pandemic that spread across earth, has required all medicine from being practiced only by authorized lobby members and only in approved lobby facilities. Daniel Feldman was once a doctor but has now become a pariah due to his breach of these rules. Trying to escape the shame he travels to Mars, where he discovers a disaster threatening billions of lives. He practices unauthorized medicine again, and eventually frees Mars from the control of Earth and the lobby system.

Notes

  1. ^ This work is based on "No More Stars," first published in the July 1954 issue of Beyond, under his pseudonym Charles Satterfield[3]

References

  1. ^ "Badge of Infamy". Satellite. 5 (1). June 1957.
  2. ^ Clute, John (August–September 1976). "BADGE OF INFAMY by Lester del Rey (Dennis Dobson; London; 1976; £2.76)". Vector. Vol. 3/4, no. 4/1. p. 20.
  3. ^ a b Thiessen, J. Grant, ed. (1977). The Science-Fiction Collector #03. p. 48.
  4. ^ a b c Bacharach, Scratch (May 1974). "The Sky is Falling / Badge of Infamy by Lester Del Rey". Luna Monthly.
  5. ^ "Badge of Infamy" (PDF). Theaker's Quarterly Fiction (27): 150. Spring 2009.


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