Earth was a planet of incompetents, but Simmons was the greatest loser of all. It seemed as if the powers of the Universe were concentrated on grinding his small soul into ultimate insignificance, until the aliens came. To them, Simmons was the most important human on the planet—for only through his mind could they overcome this world.
Barry N. Malzberg is a writer and editor of
numerous science fiction anthologies and magazines. The author of more than 50
books and more than 250 short stories, he won the first John W. Campbell
Memorial Award for the Year’s Best Science Fiction, has won two Locus Awards
for essay collections, and has been a finalist for Hugo and Nebula awards.View all by Barry N. Malzberg
