The Other by Thomas Tryon

The Other by Thomas Tryon

Bleys Ahrens is now a political power on the planet Association, home of the Friendlies. His people--his Others, not Dorsai or Friendly or Exotic, but hybrids--are in place on all the new worlds, and are ready to take his message to the greater human public.

But within his inner circle is Henry McLean, Soldier of God, and a True Faith-Holder. Henry fears for the soul of his nephew Bleys, and while he guards, he also watches, and judges.

And beyond Bleys Ahrens' control is Hal Mayne: the one man in all the human worlds who might successfully challenge Bleys in his bid for power. For Hal Mayne is the true culmination of the Cycle's grand design. Bleys would give anything to convert Hal Mayne to his cause--or failing that, to destroy him.

Actor-turned-author Thomas Tryon (1926-1991) made his bestselling debut with The Other (1971), which spent nearly six months on the New York Times bestseller list and allowed him to retire from playing for good; a film adaptation, directed by Robert Mulligan and written by Tryon, was released in 1972. Harvest Home (1973) and Lady (1974) are two more novels by Tryon set in the fictional Pequot Landing of The Other. Crowned Heads (1976) followed the lives of four fictional movie stars, while All That Glitters (1986) looked at the dark side of Hollywood's golden period. A modern-day version of The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Night Magic (released posthumously in 1995) was a modern-day retelling of The Sorcerer's Apprentice.