Think Yourself to Death

"Think Yourself to Death" by Stephen Marlowe is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The story is centered around Johnny Mayhem, a unique character who has the ability to inhabit different bodies, making him a legandary figure in the genre. The novel explores the themes of identity and survival as Mayhem investigates the high rates of suicide on the isolated planet Ophiuchus IX. In this adventure, Johnny Mayhem takes on the body of an Ophiuchan as he delves into the mystery of why the inhabitants are causing outworlders to take their own lives. The narrative unfolds with Mayhem teaming up with a local named Pandit Gandhi Menon and a girl named Sria Krishna. As they uncover a plot involving powerful weapons from the Procyonians being smuggled off the planet by the Denebians, they must navigate a tense landscape filled with cultural mysticism and social unrest. Ultimately, Mayhem's mission leads to a thrilling conclusion that emphasizes the dangers of isolation and the need for connection across worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Stephen Marlowe was an American author of science fiction, mystery novels, and fictional autobiographies of Goya, Christopher Columbus, Miguel de Cervantes, and Edgar Allan Poe. He is best known for his detective character Chester Drum, whom he created for the 1955 novel The Second Longest Night. Lesser also wrote using the pseudonyms Adam Chase, Andrew Frazer, C.H. Thames, Jason Ridgway, Stephen Wilder, and Ellery Queen.