Yes, Frederik Pohl wrote A PLAGUE OF PYTHONS. He and his son
Frederik the 4th have written at least one book together, the
one I'm thinking of on sf films.
TM (definitely check out Pohl's GATEWAY and MAN PLUS, THE
BEST OF FREDERIK POHL collection Ballantine released in the
'70s [covering his '50s-'70s short work], and apparently
WOLFBANE which I've yet to read, the last and apparently
grimmest of his novel collaborations with C. M. Kornbluth,
whose solo work needs a look at here, beyond such obvious
items as THE SYNDIC)
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Someone mentioned [Frederik] Pohl. I've always enjoyed his
books. They're intelligent and thoughtful without sacrificing
the entertainment factor. I'm trying to remember if he wrote
PLAGUE OF PYTHONS. It's a short book about the development of
headgear that allows a person to take over the thoughts of
another person. This allows people to indulge in wicked sins
without the physical dues. Those wearing the headgear settle
finally develop a new game where one puts the person under
control into a certain death situation, like jumping from a
building or scuba diving in shark-infested waters and slicing
an arm or leg. A group of people discover what is going on
and fight to destroy the technology. The ending is wicked
irony.
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