[From the back cover:]
"Howson's mind could get legions to do his bidding--but not one doctor to release him from his hell and make him A Whole Man
Gerald Howson wanted nothing more than to be like other men--to move without pain, to live without ridicule--even after he discovered his remarkable telepathic powers. But the quirk of genetic fate that had warped his body and gifted his mind had also rendered him impervious to medical science. And if, as others before him, he gave in to the dazzlingly rich but deadly fantasies that allowed him to escape his torment, it would mean death or madness for anyone who tried to save him--and a human loss as great as any the world had ever known!"