A Man of Double Deed

"One warm October afternoon, in the year 2090, Claus Coman could be seen disembarking from the Moon-Earth ferry, in 12th City, Section 7. A lean figure, of medium height & indeterminate age, with features ordinary enough, except for the disparity between his dark, hard eyes & the sensitive, sensual mouth, he wore the clothes of a civilian. To a disinterested observer his profession or status would've been hard to define. In fact, he was a man of many parts. An ex-crewman of the Interplanetary Force based on the Moon & a geologist trained in paleontology & minerology, he'd for some time past allowed his work in these fields to lapse & now gave them only scant attention. Indeed, the whole tenor of Coman's life had changed from the moment when, three years previous, he had found himself the possessor of telepathic powers."

"A cataclysm greater than the shattering Atomic Disaster of 1990 threatens the citizens of the 21st century. The world is living in fear of the wanton youth bands roaming the vast cities & terrorizing without purpose. There's no protection from the malicious homicide, the savage violence or the senseless suicide that is being committed. The World Government Committee is being pressed to immediate action by the corrupt & the honest. But it is the Keymen--a group of Telepaths who consider themselves humanity's custodians--who're fully aware of the urgency & implications of the worsening situation. A top Keyman, Coman is sent on the dangerous mission of persuading an influential member of the Committee to sanction the formation of a extraterrestrial area for the confinement of those ravaging the world. Failure in this mission could mean his & the gradual disintegration of all the ideals that have advanced humans to the interplanetary flight age, robots & incredible glass cities. Coman is accompanied on his fateful trip by the two women with whom he lives. In his attempts to shield the women from danger, he places them in an explosive situation with possible drastic consequences."