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The Robot and the Man

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Cover artist
  
Ric Binkley

Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (Hardback)

Originally published
  
1953

Publisher
  
Gnome Press

Country
  
United States

Publication date
  
1953

Pages
  
251 pp

Author
  
Martin Greenberg

OCLC
  
1143109

Genres
  
Short story, Science Fiction

Similar
  
Martin Greenberg books, Science Fiction books

The Robot and the Man is a 1953 anthology of science fiction short stories regarding robots edited by Martin Greenberg. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Astounding and Galaxy Science Fiction.

Contents

Contents

  • Foreword, by Martin Greenberg
  • "The Mechanical Answer", by John D. MacDonald
  • "Self Portrait", by Bernard Wolfe
  • "Deadlock", by Lewis Padgett
  • "Robinc", by H. H. Holmes
  • "Burning Bright", by John S. Browning
  • "Final Command", by A. E. van Vogt
  • "Though Dreamers Die", by Lester del Rey
  • "Rust", by Joseph E. Kelleam
  • "Robots Return", by Robert Moore Williams
  • "Into Thy Hands", by Lester del Rey
  • Reception

    P. Schuyler Miller reported that "the theme hangs together very well," with some "whittling" by the editor to make the stories seem more consistent. He noted that many of the better stories regarding robots had already been anthologized elsewhere.

    References

    The Robot and the Man Wikipedia