]> http://www.molinu.org/taxonomy/term/22865/0 Auto generated by aggregator2 autotaxonomy en http://www.molinu.org/the_rat_race_novel <p><hr /> <div> <i><b>The Rat Race</b></i> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/science fiction">science fiction</a> novel by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay Franklin">Jay Franklin</a>. It was first published in book form in 1950 by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.">Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.</a> in an edition of 1,500 copies of which 1,200 were hardcover. The novel originally appeared in the magazine <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collier's Weekly">Collier's Weekly</a></i> in 1947. <h2>Plot summary</h2> The novel concerns Lieutenant Commander Frank Jacklin who is blown up in a thorium bomb explosion while on the battleship Alaska. He awakens in the body of Winnie Tompkins who had perpetrated the explosion. As Tompkins, he learns of a plot by German agents to poison <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> and he tries to warn the authorities. He continues to become involved in intrigue until another accident restores Tompkins to his body, leaving Jacklin in the body of a dog. </p> Wikipedia New Pages 1950 novels american novels science fiction novels Thu, 01 May 2008 02:16:49 +0000