Inside Man

by H.L. Gold

What if instead of reading human thoughts and feelings you could read those of machines? That's what happens to Lester Shay when he becomes the "Inside Man". Soon he is driving himself, along with friends and coworkers, crazy every time he encounters an aging, ill-treated mechanism. For Lester can feel their pain, and it won't stop till the machine is fixed and running happily again. Nor is the whole situation doing his three-month marriage to Thalia any good. For at night, his young wife finds herself deprived of her new husband's attention just when she had been looking forward to it the most.

Genres: Short Stories

Audible Audio

Published July 6, 2009

About the author

Horace Leonard Gold was a science fiction writer and editor most noted for bringing an innovative and fresh approach to science fiction while he was the editor of Galaxy Science Fiction, and also wrote briefly for DC Comics. Born in Canada, Gold moved to the United States at the age of two. He also published under the pseudonyms Clyde Crane Campbell, Dudley Dell, Christopher Grimm, and Leigh Keith.

Reviews

[Ivan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess the idea of the story is interesting, but the story was just ugh... and it really didn't have any memorable moments. In the end, I really didn't like the story at all. I think the author could have improved it way more.