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What Is POSAT?

1951

Phyllis Sterling Smith

What Is POSAT?

What Is POSAT?

Phyllis Sterling Smith

1951

Novels, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

What Is POSAT? is a science fiction novella by Phyllis Sterling Smith, first published in 1951. The story follows three characters—Bill Evans, Elizabeth Arnable, and Donald Alford—who respond to an advertisement for a secret society called POSAT, which claims to offer mastery of knowledge and solutions to life's challenges. As Donald, a research physicist, explores the society's enigmatic nature, he uncovers its origins linked to a Renaissance super-genius and confronts profound questions about morality, human nature, and the implications of scientific advancement.

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A science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. This intriguing story revolves around a mysterious secret society...

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Strange story of the POSAT society, a highly advanced, hidden group set out to save the world from itself.

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