There was a book I saw as a paperback (I think) in the early 90s. I don't think I ever got to reading it, but if I understood correctly, it was about an alien invasion recon team who worked by possession.
IIRC the main character had lost contact wtih the rest of the aliens and was starting to have severe identity issues: He started to like being a human and, since the host body had a life already (as a young, somewhat nerdish male?), it was becoming alarmingly easy to think that he was really only insane and the thoughts of invasion were merely powertrip fantasies. I have no idea which way the story eventually went.
Somehow I think of the cover as being red and yellow, but I may easily be completely mistaken. The dim memory started to bother me and I'd like to know the name of the story.
> There was a book I saw as a paperback (I think) in the early 90s. I don't > think I ever got to reading it, but if I understood correctly, it was > about an alien invasion recon team who worked by possession.
> IIRC the main character had lost contact wtih the rest of the aliens and > was starting to have severe identity issues: He started to like being a > human and, since the host body had a life already (as a young, somewhat > nerdish male?), it was becoming alarmingly easy to think that he was > really only insane and the thoughts of invasion were merely powertrip > fantasies. I have no idea which way the story eventually went.
> Somehow I think of the cover as being red and yellow, but I may easily be > completely mistaken. The dim memory started to bother me and I'd like to > know the name of the story.
> -- > Esa Perkiö
It sounds like 'The Krugg Factor',which I read in 88. It turns out other aliens, including his new girlfriend, want to be humans too.
>>There was a book I saw as a paperback (I think) in the early 90s. I don't >>think I ever got to reading it, but if I understood correctly, it was >>about an alien invasion recon team who worked by possession.
>>IIRC the main character had lost contact wtih the rest of the aliens and >>was starting to have severe identity issues: He started to like being a >>human and, since the host body had a life already (as a young, somewhat >>nerdish male?), it was becoming alarmingly easy to think that he was >>really only insane and the thoughts of invasion were merely powertrip >>fantasies. I have no idea which way the story eventually went.
>>Somehow I think of the cover as being red and yellow, but I may easily be >>completely mistaken. The dim memory started to bother me and I'd like to >>know the name of the story.
>>-- >>Esa Perkiö
> It sounds like 'The Krugg Factor',which I read in 88. It turns out other > aliens, including his new girlfriend, want to be humans too.
Neither Krugg Factor nor The Krugg Factor produces any hits in isfdb. Do you recall an author?
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> >>There was a book I saw as a paperback (I think) in the early 90s. I don't > >>think I ever got to reading it, but if I understood correctly, it was > >>about an alien invasion recon team who worked by possession.
> >>IIRC the main character had lost contact wtih the rest of the aliens and > >>was starting to have severe identity issues: He started to like being a > >>human and, since the host body had a life already (as a young, somewhat > >>nerdish male?), it was becoming alarmingly easy to think that he was > >>really only insane and the thoughts of invasion were merely powertrip > >>fantasies. I have no idea which way the story eventually went.
> >>Somehow I think of the cover as being red and yellow, but I may easily be > >>completely mistaken. The dim memory started to bother me and I'd like to > >>know the name of the story.
> >>-- > >>Esa Perkiö
> > It sounds like 'The Krugg Factor',which I read in 88. It turns out other > > aliens, including his new girlfriend, want to be humans too.
> Neither Krugg Factor nor The Krugg Factor produces any hits in isfdb. Do > you recall an author?
A search for "Krug" produces one hit, for a 1988 review of "The Krugg Syndrome" by Angus McAllister. Do you suppose that could be it?
On 27 Aug, 16:19, Butch Malahide <fred.gal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A search for "Krug" produces one hit, for a 1988 review of "The Krugg > Syndrome" by Angus McAllister. Do you suppose that could be it?
According to http://www.darkwoodonline.co.uk/si/6290.html "The Krugg, an alien race of trees, have decided to conquer the Earth. Their invasion vanguard has already taken telepathic control of Arthur Montrose 18. They may have made a mistake" so it sounds possible it's the one.
Plus the cover shown here has some of the OP's red and yellow.
On 27 Aug, 16:47, Nicholas Waller <testo...@aol.com> wrote:
> On 27 Aug, 16:19, Butch Malahide <fred.gal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > A search for "Krug" produces one hit, for a 1988 review of "The Krugg > > Syndrome" by Angus McAllister. Do you suppose that could be it?
> According tohttp://www.darkwoodonline.co.uk/si/6290.html"The Krugg, > an alien race of trees, have decided to conquer the Earth. Their > invasion vanguard has already taken telepathic control of Arthur > Montrose 18. They may have made a mistake" so it sounds possible it's > the one.
> Plus the cover shown here has some of the OP's red and yellow.
amazon.com has "Krugg Syndrome" and "The Krugg" both by Angus McAllister. The latter doesn't have an ISBN for some reason.
On 27 Aug, 16:47, Nicholas Waller <testo...@aol.com> wrote:
> On 27 Aug, 16:19, Butch Malahide <fred.gal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > A search for "Krug" produces one hit, for a 1988 review of "The Krugg > > Syndrome" by Angus McAllister. Do you suppose that could be it?
> According tohttp://www.darkwoodonline.co.uk/si/6290.html"The Krugg, > an alien race of trees, have decided to conquer the Earth. Their > invasion vanguard has already taken telepathic control of Arthur > Montrose 18. They may have made a mistake" so it sounds possible it's > the one.
Spiros Bousbouras wrote: > Tangent question: is there a way to post long links without the > dangers of wraparound?
Enclose them in < and > symbols, with space in between, like this: < www.google.com >. That goes a long way to solve the problem, but it may not work in all browsers, so whenever I post a link that I think is dangerously long, I also include a < www.tinyurl.com > version. According to the TinyURL website, their links never expire.
>Tangent question: is there a way to post long links without the >dangers of wraparound?
Sure - break themn in the middle, in such a way that it's Fairly Obvious how to rejoin them.
There's also tinyurl.com .
Other than that, probably not; links are the length they are, and take no notice of silly little limitations like 80 characters long.
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I read a very similar story back in 1970's. The invaders (from planet called "Glom' or possibly "Glome") did not possess human bodies, but rather were natural shapeshifters -- could assume pretty much any shape. An off-handed remark mentioned that all life on Glom was equally amorphous. Their society was caste-based, and had heavily enforced restrictions on what shapes any individual could assume. Every reconnaissance force that landed on Earth deserted once its members found that Earth has a native shape for any wildest fantasy they may have. None of them tried to pass for a human -- or could if they tried.
The POV character, a Glom pilot, is appalled at this display of disloyalty and immorality, and is determined to complete his mission. Just before he establishes an interdimensional gateway between Earth and Glom, he takes one last look at Earth's sky... and destroys the gateway. More than anything ever, he wanted to fly without aid of machines. IOW, like a bird.
> I read a very similar story back in 1970's. The invaders (from planet > called "Glom' or possibly "Glome") did not possess human bodies, but > rather were natural shapeshifters -- could assume pretty much any > shape. An off-handed remark mentioned that all life on Glom was > equally amorphous. Their society was caste-based, and had heavily > enforced restrictions on what shapes any individual could assume. > Every reconnaissance force that landed on Earth deserted once its > members found that Earth has a native shape for any wildest fantasy > they may have. None of them tried to pass for a human -- or could if > they tried.
> The POV character, a Glom pilot, is appalled at this display of > disloyalty and immorality, and is determined to complete his mission. > Just before he establishes an interdimensional gateway between Earth > and Glom, he takes one last look at Earth's sky... and destroys the > gateway. More than anything ever, he wanted to fly without aid of > machines. IOW, like a bird.
My recollection is that the final scene of the story takes place in a human nuclear plant. I think he was supposed to cause a nuclear accident as part of his mission but instead he turns into a white bird. I don't remember anything about an interdimensional gateway.
