Telek-Jack Vance novella
Telek-Jack Vance novella Telek is a 36/69 page novella that was first published in January, 1952 in Astounding Science Fiction magazine. It is set in the future where Earth is controlled by Teleks who are humans who have learned telekinetic powers. These Teleks live apart from regular humans but interact with them and manage much of the industry, finances and law enforcement on Earth. Although vastly outnumbered by humans, Teleks have immense power to do damage and to control society. If a Telek is attacked or killed by ordinary humans, there is terrible retribution against them so they are usually treated with deference. In our story a Telek is suddenly killed after the Telek kills an angry worker and the killer and other workers who saw the incident decide to cover up the death to avoid retaliation. But Teleks have bug like spying devices that fly around keeping surveillance, making such cover ups extremely difficult. One human, Shorn , who joins a group that...