Project Gutenberg 2008-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 229 Tinker, Joseph Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Tinker's Dam Produced from Analog July 1961. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Tinker's Dam" by Joseph Tinker is a science fiction novel written during the early 1960s. The story delves into a world where psychic abilities, particularly telepathy, are topics of intense scrutiny and fear, capturing the intricate dynamics of power between individuals in the FBI involved in psychic investigations. The narrative follows Gyp Tinker, an authoritative figure in this field, as he navigates personal and professional challenges brought on by the unexpected revelation of telepathy in his own family. The plot centers around Gyp Tinker, who is called to manage a crisis involving a captured telepath in Washington, D.C., stirring public outrage and panic. As he confronts the dangers posed by psychic powers in a politically charged environment, he learns that his mother, Maude Tinker, has been caught under dubious circumstances. Amidst this emotional turmoil, Gyp must grapple with his own latent telepathic abilities, which he begins to discover after sentencing his mother to detention for being a telepath. The story cleverly intertwines themes of loyalty, family dynamics, and the moral implications of power, ultimately revealing that Gyp's true potential lies not just in authority but in his connection to an undercurrent of telepathic espionage that reshapes his understanding of identity and responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Science fiction, American Telepathy -- Fiction United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 70431 2025-10-10T08:25:02.473814 text/html 66541 2008-02-20T12:20:04 text/html 193455 2025-10-10T08:25:06.816799 application/epub+zip 192734 2025-10-10T08:25:04.334835 application/epub+zip 133243 2025-10-10T08:25:03.145086 application/epub+zip 364666 2025-10-10T08:25:08.556786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281250 2025-10-10T08:25:06.054808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134129 2022-09-11T11:12:43.872745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61949 2025-10-10T08:25:02.167878 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61854 2008-02-20T12:20:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19745 2025-10-10T08:25:08.685800 application/rdf+xml 11690 2025-10-10T08:25:03.636818 image/jpeg 3053 2025-10-10T08:25:03.388868 image/jpeg 127248 2008-02-20T12:20:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 24195 2008-02-20T12:20:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 193523 2025-10-10T08:25:02.491846 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia