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burningpet

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Forgot the name of a sci-fi book.
« on: December 31, 2013, 11:34:45 am »

I cant remember the name nor the author of a sci fi book i read many years ago as a kid.

It was a book that had aliens and humans transferring minds with each others as a form of travelling. sounds familiar to anyone?
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Re: Forgot the name of a sci-fi book.
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2013, 12:10:29 pm »

The Sing Who Sang had aliens and humans transferring minds, but not as a means of travel.

...any more details?
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Re: Forgot the name of a sci-fi book.
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2013, 12:48:32 pm »

Not any specific i am afraid, i was very little when i read it.

I do suspect the main character was a detective of some sort.
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Re: Forgot the name of a sci-fi book.
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2014, 12:24:08 am »

Schild's Ladder has something along those lines: mind transference among many different bodies belonging to one individual as a means of transport.
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Re: Forgot the name of a sci-fi book.
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2014, 01:02:16 am »

The Shadow Out of Time, by HP Lovecraft?
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Re: Forgot the name of a sci-fi book.
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2014, 04:16:48 am »

It sounds kinda familiar, but I got a feeling it wasn't a book, but a short story I read in our local Sci-Fi magazine.
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Re: Forgot the name of a sci-fi book.
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2014, 10:16:59 am »

Clifford D Simack's "Way Station"?
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