The Wonder

Nothing will ever mystify or challenge the Wonder. He masters entire librariesand languages with little effort. No equation no problem is too difficult tosolve.... » 

Nothing will ever mystify or challenge the Wonder. He masters entire librariesand languages with little effort. No equation no problem is too difficult tosolve.His casual conversations with ministers and philosophers decimate their vauntedbeliefs and crush their cherished intellectual ambitions. The Wonder compelsobedience and silence with a glance. His mother idolizes him as a god. Yet noone is more hated or alone than the Wonder.This is the chilling tale of Victor Stott an English boy born thousands ofyears ahead of his time. Raised in the village of Hampdenshire the strangelyproportioned young Victor possesses mental abilities vastly superior to thoseof his fellow villagers. The incomprehensible intellect and powers of theWonder inspire awe provoke horror and eventually threaten to rip apartHampdenshire.Long recognized as a classic of speculative fiction but never before widelyavailable The Wonder is one of the first novels about a superman. J.D.Beresfords subtle and intriguing story of a boy with superhuman abilitiespaved the way for such noted works as Philip Wylies Gladiator and A. E. vanVogts Slan. «