Memoirs of an Invisible Man
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| Author | H. F. Saint |
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| Country | United States |
| Genre | Science fiction Novel |
| Publisher | New York: Atheneum |
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Publication date
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1987 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 396 pp |
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| OCLC | 15053005 |
| LC Class | PS3569.A38 M4 1987 |
Memoirs of an Invisible Man is a 1987 science fiction novel by H. F. Saint.
Nicholas Halloway is a 34-year-old Manhattan securities analyst who writes a narrative memoir (presumably this book) of his life starting on the day of an accident which renders him invisible. He recounts his involvement in a romantic affair with Anne Epstein, a woman who has taken interest in his aptitude for business and is a reporter for the Times. He escorts her to MicroMagnetics where scientists are holding a press conference for research on the magnetic containment of a nuclear process. While there, Nick sees a group of Marxist student protesters who demonstrate nuclear catastrophe by attempting to explode a cat. To get everyone away from the MicroMagnetics presentation, they cut off power to the laboratory where nuclear equipment is operating. The control computers lose function and in a flash of eerie light, everything in a fifty-foot radius becomes invisible, including Nick.
Nick later wakes up in astonishment, believing at first that his limbs were blown off, and later that he is a ghost; he finally realizes the truth. Military personnel control the site and they soon discover Nick's presence. They lose his trust by capturing him. He overhears that they plan to give him to scientists and enlist him for military espionage, disregarding his personal liberty for national security. He loots miscellaneous invisible items, shoots a captor, and sets fire to the building in the process of escaping.
He returns to his apartment and discovers that food remains visible after he eats it, becoming invisible only after being fully digested. He may remain invisible for the rest of his life, and must surmount obstacles that would not affect a visible person, including driving, working, sheltering, etc. While avoiding government agents, he arranges a fake identity and authorizes funds to make himself a millionaire. He places himself in the care of Alice Barlow, a woman in her late twenties.
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