Government, law, and surveillance

6 books

BenefactorGeorge H. Smith · 1958A 1958 science fiction short story about inventor Jacob Clark, whose robots provoke a violent mob and force him to flee in a malfunctioning time machine. He awakens a thousand years later in a world where robots have outlived humanity.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Moment of TruthBasil Wells · 1950A 1950 science fiction short story about a teenage girl on Mars whose mind clings to illusions of her childhood bedroom in Pennsylvania while her husband tries to force her to accept the harsh reality of pioneer life.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

RevolutionMack Reynolds · 1960A 1960 science fiction novella by Mack Reynolds, told in an alternate near future where the Soviet Union has surpassed the United States economically. American agent Paul Koslov is dispatched with unlimited resources to help the anti-Soviet underground foment a new Russian Revolution.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Status QuoMack Reynolds · 1961A 1961 science fiction short story by Mack Reynolds, set in a conformist near-future Washington where status dictates fashion and speech. Government trouble shooter Lawrence Woolford investigates perfectly counterfeit fifty dollar bills that may signal a foreign conspiracy.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Big FixGeorge O. Smith · 1959A 1959 science fiction novella by George O. Smith set in a world where telepathy is common, in which a Chicago gambling operator is pressured by a crime boss to arrange the outcome of the Kentucky Derby.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Ultima ThuleMack Reynolds · 1961A 1961 science fiction novelette by Mack Reynolds, first published in Analog Science Fact & Fiction. It follows Ronny Bronston, a young man who finally lands a coveted interplanetary assignment with the United Planets government.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية