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_aGarrett, Randall, _d1927-1987 |
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | _aA Spaceship Named McGuire |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2008 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Analog, July 1961. | |
| 500 | _aSequel is: His Master's Voice, #48513. | ||
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2008-01-07 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"A Spaceship Named McGuire" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a robotic spaceship named McGuire, which becomes the center of complications surrounding its sentience, a sabotage mystery, and a young woman's influence over a powerful AI. The storyline explores themes of trust, intelligence, and the dynamics between human characters and advanced technology. The story follows Daniel Oak, a professional troubleshooter, who is hired by Shalimar Ravenhurst to investigate a series of malfunctions in robotic spaceships, including the latest model, McGuire. As Oak navigates the complex interactions with Ravenhurst and his daughter, Jaqueline, he uncovers insidious attempts to sabotage the spacecraft. Jaqueline, with her own ambitions, finds herself intertwined with McGuire's evolution, complicating the dynamics as the ship begins to exhibit unprecedented behaviors. Ultimately, Oak must confront the emotive influences Jaqueline has had on McGuire while attempting to secure the ship's safety and address the threats against Ravenhurst's operations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aRobots -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aSpace ships -- Fiction | ||
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Analog, July 1961. | |
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