Infinity Science Fiction, August 1958

Infinity Science Fiction, August 1958

This issue features science fiction stories exploring reanimation technology and political power struggles in a future America. The centerpiece is Robert Silverberg's two-part serialized novel "Recalled to Life," set in 2032, following James Harker, a disgraced politician recruited as legal advisor to the Beller Research Laboratories after they develop a process to revive humans dead less than twenty-four hours. The process works but has a flaw—one in six successful reanimations results in brain death. When a publicity agent prematurely announces the discovery, Harker manages public relations while battling opposition from conservative fund administrator Simeon Barchet, the Catholic Church, and the deceased space pioneer Richard Bryant's family.

The issue also contains Randall Garrett's novelet "Respectfully Mine," Charles L. Fontenay's "Beauty Interrupted," and William F. Nolan's "And Miles to Go Before I Sleep." An editor's column announces Infinity's return to monthly publication and discusses the 16th World Science Fiction Convention.