The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick

Published: Sept. 3, 2021, 3 p.m.

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a government agent and his fianc\\xe9e who are members of a government agency tasked with tracking down and sterilizing or eliminating mutants \\u2013 individuals with physical abnormalities and superhuman powers (such as the mind reading or telekinesis) that make them a threat to normal humans. The eponymous "Golden Man" is a beautiful yet feral young man named Cris with gold-colored skin and the proportions of a greek god. He possesses no language but has the ability to see into the future (specifically, the ability to see all possible outcomes from any single action, described in the story as similar to a chess player with the ability to see all possible moves 5 steps ahead). The agency manages to capture Cris after surrounding him so completely that his precognition tells him there\'s no way out, at which point he simply surrenders himself. The agency takes him back to their fortified laboratory to study his abilities, and then execute him. Unknown to the agency, Cris\'s physical perfection and noble-looking countenance influences the fianc\\xe9e into freeing him. He then impregnates her and makes his escape as she provides a distraction to aid him.

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