The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.。

却不知，接下来有更(gèng )为黑暗的阴谋等着他……。

令他想不到(💤)的(🎇)是(💼)，远征旅途多灾多难，与(yǔ )索林结下深仇大恨的苍白半兽人及其爪牙阴魂不(bú )散，更有食人鬼和石人制造的无数艰险。

1957年刚刚(gāng )出版曾遭遇社会(🐂)恶(⛷)评(💶)(pí(🙀)ng )，但却异常畅销，在美国的销售量仅次于《圣经(jīng )》，并影响了当时社会的很多知识分子，甚至成(chéng )为美国学生必读的课外书籍。

黑洞在瞬间毁灭，刀疤(Ⓜ)族(😍)和(🔃)维和者终于(yú )停止了战争。

他只好将故事登报，并随即受到了(le )外星人的追杀。