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Mark Phillips was the joint pseudonym used by sf writers Laurence Mark Janifer & Randall Philip Garrett in the early 1960s. Together they authored several humorous short novels in the so-called "Psi-Power" series: Brain Twister (1962), The Impossibles (1963) & Supermind (1963). The 1st story they wrote in this so-called "Psi-Power" series was "That Sweet Little Old Lady," published in the 9-10/1959 edition of Analog Science Fiction & Science Fact. Subsequent stories including "Out Like a Light" (Analog, 4-6/1960) & "Occasion for Disaster" (Analog, 11-12/1960 1-2/1961). All of the stories were novella length & were subsequently reprinted in 1962 & '63 by Pyramid Books under different titles ("That Sweet Little Old Lady" as Brain Twister, "Out Like a Light" as The Impossibles & "Occasion for Disaster" as Supermind).

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1960

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Mark Phillips is a pseudonym for the authors Laurence M. Janifer and Randall Garrett, for the works they wrote together.

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