Machines That Kill Author:Fred Saberhagen (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) From deadly rayguns to killer robots, from killer bulldozers to rampaging automobiles to homicidal robots, this is an anthology collection of stories reflecting technology run amuck. Stories about mechanized monsters, devices that, well, kill. Featuring the work of Roger Zelazny, David Drake, Robert Silverberg, Robert Sheckley, Alfre... more »d Bester, Theodore Sturgeon, and others.
Contents:
Killdozer! (1944) / novella by Theodore Sturgeon
Alpha Ralpha Boulevard [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1961) / novelette by Cordwainer Smith
Hunting Machine (1957) / short story by Carol Emshwiller
Auto-da-Fé (1967) / short story by Roger Zelazny
Second Variety [Claws • 1] (1953) / novelette by Philip K. Dick
Under the Hammer [Hammer's Slammers] (1974) / short story by David Drake
Lost Memory (1952) / short story by Peter Phillips
Making the Connections [The Night of the Storm • 4] (1975) / short story by Barry N. Malzberg
Steel (1956) / novelette by Richard Matheson
The Iron Chancellor (1958) / novelette by Robert Silverberg
The Wabbler (1942) / short story by Murray Leinster
The Cruel Equations (1971) / short story by Robert Sheckley
Combat Unit [Bolo] (1960) / short story by Keith Laumer
Fondly Fahrenheit (1954) / novelette by Alfred Bester
Goodlife [Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)] (1963) / novelette by Fred Saberhagen