Wandering Variables

by Louis Trimble

Vintage paperback

Paperback

First published December 1, 1972

About the author

Louis Preston Trimble (2 March 1917 - 1988) was an American writer and academic. His published work included science fiction, westerns, and mysteries, as well as academic non-fiction. He generally wrote as Louis Trimble, but used the pseudonym "Stuart Brock" for some of his work.

Reviews

[Karl · Rating 3 out of 5]

DAW Collectors #34

Cover Artist: Kelly Freas

Legal Name: Trimble, Louis Preston (Birthdate: 2 March 1917 - 9 March 1988)

Dr. Tandy Venner is an irreplaceable asset to the Charter Worlds Union. Much too valuable to go off on an unexpected vacation by herself. So Jano Kegan, an operative of Charter Worlds, went along on a Euphor Tek team.

But he and Dr. Venner got more than they bargained for. Attempted kidnapping, mind-control, out-of-bounds programming . . . not quite what was promised. Before they know it, Venner and Kegan are off on a wild odyssey, breaking all the rules to find out what Eupor’s really all about.

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Wandering Variables was Trimble's fifth science fiction novel (this is the third that was published in 1972), though he had been writing westerns and mysteries prolifically since the 1930s. It's the funniest of his books, a madcap and unlikely adventure with a strong female protagonist, Dr. Tandy Venner. She goes on vacation and is so valuable to the Charter Worlds Union that they send agent Jano Kegan to keep her safe. It's a fun adventure on planet Euphor with many twists and unexpected turns.

[Stephen Rowland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute.

[SciFiOne · Rating 4 out of 5]

1986 grade B-