The Dice Man The Dice Man The Dice Man is a novel published in 1971 by George Cockcroft under the pen name Luke Rhinehart and tells the story of a psychiatrist who begins making life decisions based on the casting of dice. Cockcroft wrote the book based on his own experiences of using dice to make decisions while studying psychology. The novel is noted for its subversion, anti-psychiatry sentiments and for reflecting moods of the early 1970s. Due to its subversive nature and chapters concerned with controversial issues such as rape, murder and sexual experimentation, it was banned in several countries. Upon its
The Fifth Man (novel) The Fifth Man (novel) The Fifth Man is a futuristic Christian novel by John B. Olson and Randall S. Ingermanson. The first crew to land on Mars discovers signs of microbial life—and might be dealing with a threat from much larger forms of life. The Mars mission crew consists of only four astronauts, but suffer repeated mishaps that strongly suggest the presence of a fifth man on Mars with them. Eight months into their stay on Mars, the life-sciences specialist discovers a microbial fossil. Subsequent to this, the crew begin to suffer various mishaps, including damage to mission property and