(And the question as to the origin - extraterrestrials or native to Earth - of the Vitons is never answered. The whole premise is taken from Fort’s remark that “I think we’re property.” Russell mostly uses the metaphor of humanity as cows to serve alien masters, our emotions of violence and anger and agony being milk and meat to them. Not only is he explicitly mentioned in the first paragraph, but the novel may be the most Fortean of all sf works. Sinister Barrier - After first reading this novel about 15 years ago, and I read it over again because, having recently read the works of Charles Fort, I wanted to spot the full amount of his influence on this novel. Chalker also talks about Russell’s interest in Charles Fort’s works and the debt this novel owes Fort as well as Russell’s involvement with British Forteans.
It was published in the first issue of the fantasy magazine Campbell started, Unknown. Campbell’s favorite short story writers before writing, at Campbell’s suggestion, his first novel, Sinister Barrier. Chalker - Brief introduction about Eric Frank Russell, who was one of John W. Raw Feed (2002): Sinister Barrier, Eric Frank Russell, 1939, 1948?. Since I covered another Russell novel in the last post, here’s another. Presumably, I’m off actually catching up on making my notes for my next article.
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