Bullet With His Name

Invisible cosmic agents weigh the fate of Earth as they choose a sequence of mysterious "Gifts" for ordinary Ernie Meeker, setting a sly, comic test of both one man and the human race. What begins with a razor blade that refuses to wear out soon turns uncanny: a box of bicarbonate of soda becomes an "Aqueous Fuel Catalyst," water can be turned into fuel, and Ernie's mind is suddenly able to read at impossible speed. Each wonder brings delight shadowed by dread, as if every blessing carries a hidden cost. Ernie's private experiments spiral into secrecy, suspicion, and social chaos. He hides the vanishing box, fools his sister and skeptical Uncle Fabius, and discovers that strangers are drawn to him by a strange charisma Vivian calls "Flashing Eyes." But the glow in his eyes, the attention of lonely people like Verna, and the way reality seems to sharpen around him make the gifts feel less like miracles than threats. As his isolation deepens, Ernie drinks to dull the overload and longs for an ordinary life, even as his world tilts toward crisis, madness, and the possibility of something far larger than himself. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.