“While the Watchers from the Galactic Federation patiently await the verdict—freedom or quarantine for Earth—they review man’s reaction to three past crises.
“In The Martyr we have a portrait of a civilization on the brink of...
It began when three guerrillas made a raid for supplies and food. They were having a hard time, because the border defenders were keeping them off with lasers.
“So I figured I’d rustle up some reinforcements with the illusion machine,”...