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- EditoreUltramarine Pub Co
- Data di pubblicazione1980
- ISBN 10 0839825498
- ISBN 13 9780839825494
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Gregg Press, Boston
(1980)
ISBN 10: 0839825498
ISBN 13: 9780839825494
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Descrizione libro Octavo, cloth. Later edition. Text offset from that of the 1949 Simon and Schuster edition. New introduction by F. M. Busby. Sequel to Williamson's famous SF horror story, "With Folded Hands" (ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, July 1947), first published as a three-part serial in ASF in 1948 as ". And Searching Mind." in which man, unfit to be the custodian of his technology, is placed in protective custody by his own mechanical creations who follow their prime directive: "To Serve and Obey, And Guard Men From Harm." John W. Campbell, editor of ASF "wanted a sequel in which the oppression of the humanoids was discovered to be liberation and that, apparently, was what Williamson gave him. But Williamson has said that his sense of the story led him to believe that the humanoids would master parapsychology, too, and that the message of the novel was that the perfect machine was perfectly destructive. But it is not plot alone that explains the power of 'With Folded Hands" and THE HUMANOIDS to move generations of readers, it is the image of the humanoids themselves -- these naked and beautiful perfect servants of humanity whose solicitude is deadly." - James Gunn, SURVEY, p. 985. On the other hand, the overly protective humanoids may be mankind's benefactors, forcing humans to transcend their limits and leave war, violence, and robots behind. Classic 1940s speculative pulp fiction and a fine early treatment of the singularity theme. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1257. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 237. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 981-85. In 333. Top edge of text block foxed, else a fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (#107267). Codice articolo 107267
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The Humanoids
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Gregg Press, Boston
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ISBN 10: 0839825498
ISBN 13: 9780839825494
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Descrizione libro Boston: Gregg Press:, 1980. First printing, Hardcover, SIGNED and inscribed (label), Fine sans dust jacket as issued, 239 pp. Label, signed and inscribed by the author, affixed to front free endpaper. First printing, Hardcover, SIGNED and inscribed (label), Fine sans dust jacket as issued, Codice articolo 70600
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The Humanoids (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series)
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The Gregg Press
(1980)
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Descrizione libro hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Missing. Signed by both the editors and the author. No dust jacket. Little to no wear, the binding is tight, the pages are free of markings. Signed by Author. Codice articolo 00041
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