The Defenders by Philip K. Dick
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"The Defenders" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction novelette published in 1953. Eight years after nuclear war forced humanity underground, sophisticated robots called "leadys" continue fighting on the devastated surface. When investigators discover a non-radioactive robot, war planner Taylor leads an expedition topside to uncover the truth. What they find challenges everything humans believe about the war and their mechanical servants' loyalty. The story explores deception, rationality, and whether machines
might understand peace better than their creators. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dick, Philip K., 1928-1982 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990 |
| Title | The Defenders |
| Series Title | Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction January 1953. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Defenders_(short_story) |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 28767 |
| Release Date | May 12, 2009 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 867 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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