Toy Shop

Harry Max Harrison, whose real name is Henry Maxwell Dempsey, was a famous American science fiction author, who wrote a lot of short stories, novels, comics, non-fiction books and other types of literature. He is best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and for his novel Make Room! Make Room!

...

“The gadget was strictly, beyond any question, a toy. Not a real, workable device. Except for the way it could work under a man's mental skin…”

In toy shops are sold toys. Well, that would be the usual thing, right? And, what else could be sold there? It’s not like an incredible discovery or invention will be found there, right? … Right?

Hmm… And what if I tell you that sometimes toys are not the only thing found in the toy stores? …