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Overview: Jack Williamson has been in the forefront of science fiction since his first published story in 1928. Williamson is the acclaimed author of such trailblazing science fiction as The Humanoids and The Legion of Time. The Oxford English Dictionary credits Williamson with inventing the terms "genetic engineering" (in Dragon’s Island) and "terraforming" (in Seetee Ship). His seminal novel Darker Than You Think was a landmark speculation on the nature of shape-changing.
Jack Williamson died Friday 10th November 2006 at his home in Portales, New Mexico.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy
With Folded Hands…
Seemingly perfect robotic "Humanoids" appear in the town of Two Rivers and offer residents a life free of work, stress and danger. But at what cost?
"With Folded Hands …" is a science fiction novelette which first appeared in the July 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two (1973) after being voted one of the best novellas up to 1965.
…And Searching Mind
The story With Folded Hands… was followed by a novel-length rewrite, with a different setting and inventor. This was serialized as …And Searching Mind and finally published as The Humanoids (1948). Williamson followed with a sequel, The Humanoid Touch, published in 1980.
1. The Humanoids
On the far planet Wing IV, a brilliant scientist creates the humanoids–sleek black androids programmed to serve humanity.
But are they perfect servants–or perfect masters?
Slowly the humanoids spread throughout the galaxy, threatening to stifle all human endeavor. Only a hidden group of rebels can stem the humanoid tide…if it’s not already too late.
Fist published in Astounding Science Fiction during the magazine’s heyday, The Humanoids–sceince fiction grand master Jack Williamson’s finest novel–has endured for fifty years as a classic on the theme of natural versus artificial life.
2. The Humanoid Touch
The humanoids, an ultra-mechanical race created by man, have pursued the last remnants of mankind to a remote galactic outpost. One man, a member of the planet’s ruling class, comes across a secret force that could be the only hope of defeating the machines.
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