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Vulcan's Hammer

1960

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A global computer system promises rational government and lasting peace, but growing unrest reveals the weaknesses of its authority. Caught between human rebellion and machine decision-making, its administrators discover how little they understand the power they serve.

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  1. Mar-Apr 1960

    Composed Mar-Apr 1960

    Composition date or range from the canonical chronology.

  2. Sep 1960

    First published Sep 1960

    Vulcan's Hammer · Ace Books

  3. Expanded from Vulcan's Hammer

    Short fiction version and later novel are distinct works.

    Vulcan's Hammer

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  • Expanded fromVulcan's HammerShort fiction version and later novel are distinct works.