DAVENTRY, Leonard (John)

(1915-)

   UK writer whose first sf novel, A Man of Double Deed (1965), began the Claus Coman series of tales set on an Earth partly recovered from nuclear DISASTER and run by telepaths, one of whom, the protagonist, is assigned the task of solving various problems. The sequel is Reflections in a Mirage, and The Ticking is in Your Head (coll 1969 US), two book-length stories, published separately as Reflections in a Mirage (1969) and The Ticking is in Your Head (1970). Terminus (1971) is a grim DYSTOPIA.

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   Other works: Twenty-One Billionth Paradox (1971 US); Degree XII (1972); You Must Remember Us - ? (1980).