This is unlike anything else I've seen of Vance. And pretty near amongst the weirdest stories I've seen.
Most men died out. Few survivors are in two groups: organisms are thoughtless with random spur of the moment action. Relicts are rational of the old but are fast dying out - since this world has not rationality & doesn't tolerate rationality.
That's when the universe inexplicably returns back to a state where the effect follow the cause & rational men can claim the world again.
Rating: B.
Related: Stories of Jack Vance.
Story summary.
Earth passes through a peculiar region of space where causelty no longer holds & physics is weird. Earth is not necessarily solid & can randomly change phases. You can pick up a chunk of air & eat it, or ride it! Etc.Most men died out. Few survivors are in two groups: organisms are thoughtless with random spur of the moment action. Relicts are rational of the old but are fast dying out - since this world has not rationality & doesn't tolerate rationality.
That's when the universe inexplicably returns back to a state where the effect follow the cause & rational men can claim the world again.
Fact sheet.
First published: Infinity Science Fiction, July 1957.Rating: B.
Related: Stories of Jack Vance.
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