Detailed view for the Book: Cosmic Computer, The

Title:

Cosmic Computer, The
 

Authors:

Genres:

Science Fiction
Artificial Intelligence

Series:

Federation

Editions:

# Date Publisher Binding Cover
1 1963-00-00  

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Blurb: 
Also published as "Junkyard Planet"

Merlin--the legendary name that conjures up visions of unlimited knowledge and power. Merlin--the godlike, infallible computer that could mean the salvation of a war-torn human race.

But does such a fantastic cybernetic marvbel really exist? Is Merlin just another legend of the spaceways, as most people believe? Or is it really hidden somewhere on the colony planet Poictesme?

And if it is found, will it save mankind...or be its destruction?


Submitter's comments

This novel is a highly expanded version of Piper's short story "Graveyard of Dreams," originally published in the February 1958 issue of the magazine Galaxy. This novel was originally published as "Junkyard Planet, and then renamed "The Cosmic Computer" in subsequent publishings.