Name: The Rule of the Machines: 5 Sci-Fi Titles in One Edition: Second Variety, The Last of the Masters, The Defenders, Sales Pitch & James P. Crow
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Author: Philip K. Dick
ISBN: 9788027277964

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The Rule of the Machines: 5 Sci-Fi Titles in One Edition: Second Variety, The Last of the Masters, The Defenders, Sales Pitch & James P. Crow

Type

Physical Book

Author

Philip K. Dick

Publisher

OK Publishing

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN13

9788027277964

Synopsis "The Rule of the Machines: 5 Sci-Fi Titles in One Edition: Second Variety, The Last of the Masters, The Defenders, Sales Pitch & James P. Crow"

This book has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Second Variety - A nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the West has reduced much of the world to a barren wasteland. The war continues, however, among the scattered remains of humanity. The Western forces have developed "claws", which are autonomous self-replicating robots to fight on their side... The Last of the Masters - An old and ageing robot is a benevolent dictator of the last remnants of humanity, but the Anarchists want him gone. Will the machines and humans never understand each other? The Defenders - The USA and Soviet Union are engaged in a long nuclear war, but can the robots defend the humanity or be the end of it? Sales Pitch - An unwanted sales-pitching robot is the sole company of his master on a long flight... James P. Crow - Robots have totally moved the society away from war and anarchism but the humans begrudge being inferior to them. It now remains up to James P. Crow to remove the robots from the earth and "de-integrate" the society...

Philip K. Dick

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(1928-1982) es autor de 36 novelas de ciencia ficción y 121 relatos breves en los que exploró la esencia de lo que hace al hombre humano, así como los peligros del poder centralizado. Hacia el final de su vida enfocó su trabajo en cuestiones metafísicas profundamente personales relacionadas con la naturaleza de Dios. Muchas de sus novelas y cuentos cortos han sido llevados al cine y la televisión, entre los que destacan Blade Runner (basada en ¿Sueñan los androides con ovejas eléctricas?), Desafío total, Minority Report y El hombre en el castillo. A lo largo de su carrera, que abarcó tres décadas, recibió el reconocimiento de la crítica y numerosos premios. En 2005 fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama de la Ciencia Ficción.

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