02493cam a22003493u 4500 31364 UtSlPG 20260610133721.0 m cr n 260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Stearns, Charles A. B-12's Moon Glow Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2010 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Planet Stories January 1954. Release date is 2010-02-23 Produced by Greg Weeks, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "B-12's Moon Glow" by Charles A. Stearns is a science fiction novella written during the early 1950s. The story is set on Phobos, a desolate moon of Mars, where the narrative revolves around B-12, a General Purpose robot who becomes the unlikely central figure in a society marked by prejudice against metal beings. The novella explores themes of identity, longing for freedom, and the struggle for existence in a world where the Builders—the humans who created the robots—find them obsolete and are determined to eradicate them. In the story, B-12 discovers the art of distilling a potent alcoholic substance known as Moon Glow, which revitalizes the aging robots, allowing them to experience a fleeting sense of joy and strength. As tensions rise with the arrival of a government senator and certain threats to the existence of the metal people emerge, B-12 finds himself entangled in a plot that requires him to confront both the prejudices of humans and the intricate dynamics within his own community. The narrative builds towards a confrontation that reveals secrets, challenges authority, and unearths the desperation of metal people striving for survival against existential threats posed by their creators. Ultimately, the story presents B-12's fight not only for his own freedom but for the rights and existence of his entire race. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Robots -- Fiction Produced from Planet Stories January 1954. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31364 72210 72210