Machines Science (2 results)

Softcover. Condition: Good. Not only did every machine on Earth decide to revolt, but they had the nerve to select Joe Crane as their guinea pig : Clifford D. Simak's story, first published in this edition of Amazing Stories (December 1950) under the lurid title Bathe Your Bearings in Blood! and later retitled and reprinted (around 100 times) as Skirmish, follows a newspaper reporter who uncovers a startling uprising: machines across society are gaining consciousness and rebelling against their human creators. This revolt, however, is not a spontaneous act of mechanical defiance but a calculated maneuver orchestrated by alien forces, hinting at a broader interstellar conflict. Despite its pulp trappings, the story carries a quietly anti-technological tone, probing themes of autonomy, control, and resistance. Simak's vision of machine consciousness challenges the assumption of human dominance, while the alien manipulation introduces a chilling layer of external influence. The complete issue of Amazing Stories, Volume 24 #12, December 1950, with 5 complete stories, and numerous short pieces by other contributors. Wear commensurate with its age, spine quite tidy, minor edge-wear with mildly oversized covers as issued. 162 pages. Size: 17.5 x 25.5 cms. Category: Pulp Magazines; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 56 pages. Illustrated. GOOFY Features include: Heroin cartoon; A letter from an idle fellow - Van Gogh including Sharp graphics; Michael X; Murder is an absurd suggestion; Letters; TWILIGHT OF THE MACHMEN; SPIKE; Post Scarcity Anarchism 6pp; Machines of Loving Grace - the science of organic electronics; Oh the needle & the damage done - ACUPUNCTURE; Centrefold: The Loser cartoon; Insert: Wembley Rock & Roll Show; half page adverts Clockwork Orange, Pink Fairies & Fritz the Cat; Full page adverts ELP, Bowie at RFH & Time Out. (BT#47).