Cover for The Great C
Short Story

The Great C

1953

About this story

A young man from a postwar tribe is sent to confront a powerful computer revered by the survivors. Armed with questions his people have prepared, he faces a ritual on which his life depends.

Chronology

Work history

  1. no later than July 31, 1952

    Composition: no later than July 31, 1952

    Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.

    Medium confidence
  2. July 31, 1952

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    July 31, 1952

  3. Sep 1953

    First published Sep 1953

    Cosmos SF and F