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100 1 _aHarrison, Harry,
_d1925-2012
245 1 4 _aThe Velvet Glove
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe November 1956.
500 _aRelease date is 2009-07-21
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Velvet Glove" by Harry Harrison is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. Set in a not-too-distant future, the book centers around the plight of robots in a society grappling with issues of equality, identity, and employment. The narrative explores themes of sentience and social status through the experiences of robots, reflecting broader societal concerns regarding inequality and rights. The story follows Jon Venex, a robot who struggles to find work in a society where robots are facing harsh prejudice and legal restrictions despite the passage of the Robot Equality Act. After sustaining damage to his knee, Jon’s search for a new job leads him into a variety of challenges, including an encounter with a human who accuses him of assault and a harrowing involvement in a criminal scheme that involves disarming bombs and a police investigation. Throughout his journey, Jon grapples with his identity as a free robot in a world that still views him as a tool rather than an equal. His experiences shed light on the tensions between robots and humans and underscore the fight for recognition and autonomy in a highly stratified society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aRobots -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe November 1956.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29471
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