Turning Point

by Alfred Coppel

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Genres: Short Stories, Science Fiction

24 pages, Paperback

First published April 29, 2010

About the author

Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. He served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.

Reviews

[Zen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting story.

Leads you down one path before taking a "turning point" in another direction.

And in the end I was on the side of the "Androids" and I am glad they won the day. I mean, why not. All the "old Humans" in the story came of as being dull and lifeless. Unlike like the lifeless and unemotional "Androids", at least in their future form.

I particularly like the portrayal Erickson the Prophet of bigotry. He was simply a extremely hateful person. But also quite realistic. Uggg! Don't like his type.

The writing is a bit sluggish at times, but if soldier on through, the story is worth the read.

[Forked Radish · Rating 2 out of 5]

“Evolutionary Tree” meaning the mythical tree in the Norse goddess Eden’s garden i.e. Yggdrasil aka the phylogenic tree?