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"Marionettes, Inc." is a short story by American writer Ray Bradbury, originally published in Startling Stories (March 1949) and later reprinted in his collection of short stories The Illustrated Man. In the story, Bradbury conjures a conflict between man and machine and depicts the human dependence on technology, a common theme for Bradbury's ...
In the preface to his Collected Short Stories (1947), Forster wrote that "'The Machine Stops' is a reaction to one of the earlier heavens of H. G. Wells."In The Time Machine, Wells had pictured the childlike Eloi living the life of leisure of Greek gods while the working Morlocks lived underground and kept their whole idyllic existence going.
Coventry (short story) Robert A. Heinlein: Analog Science Fiction: 1940 Critical Factor: Hal Clement: Star Science Fiction Stories No.2: 1953 Critical Mass (Arthur C. Clarke short story) Arthur C. Clarke: Lilliput: 1949 Crouch End (short story) Stephen King: Cthulhu Mythos anthology: 1980 Crusade (short story) Arthur C. Clarke: The Wind from ...
"Blowups Happen" is a 1940 science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It is one of two stories in which Heinlein, using only public knowledge of nuclear fission, anticipated the actual development of nuclear technology a few years later.
The story is told through limited third person point of view, with most of the story concerning a single Roxolani captain, Togram. During a routine journey of conquest, they happen upon Earth. The Roxolani anticipate a simple and rewarding campaign, as they detect no use of gravity manipulation, the cornerstone of their civilization.
"The Veldt" is a science fiction short story by American author Ray Bradbury. Originally appearing as "The World the Children Made" in the September 23, 1950, issue of The Saturday Evening Post, it was republished under its current name in the 1951 anthology The Illustrated Man.
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of 18 science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. A recurring theme throughout the stories is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people. It was nominated for the International Fantasy Award in 1952. [1]