What Hath Me?

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In my book, Henry Kuttner is among the greatest science fiction authors, but even the greats have an off day.

This novella is deeply immersed in the pulp that constituted the bulk of science fiction at the time. The story begins with mysterious voices talking about preparing someone as best they could. Then, Derek Stuart is on an unknown planet which he soon learns is the planet of the mysterious Aesir, who seem to have all the other planets under their control and regularly take tribute from the other for sacrifice. It seems that Stuart is to lead a rebellion against the Aesir but he fumbles the project badly. Then, handwaving about psychic forces occur.

This is low grade pulp. The character is flat and the plot is confusing. The superscience is magic. The power of the Aesir is explained by being artificially evolved millions of years beyond the rest of humanity. All in all, it is an unfortunate bit of writing for someone who could write some brilliant and beautiful stories.