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Title: The Creature from Cleveland Depths

Series Title: Produced from Galaxy December 1962.

Note: Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Greg Weeks, Barbara Tozier and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The Creature from Cleveland Depths" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story explores themes of technology, identity, and the consequences of human reliance on machines, particularly looking at the concept of "ticklers," which serve as mechanized reminders but evolve into entities with their own existence. The main character, Gusterson, is caught in a world where these inventions begin to take control over humanity's actions and consciousness. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to Gusterson and Fay, who engage in a dialogue that highlights the tension between creativity and technological dependency. As Fay presents a "tickler," a device meant to help Gusterson remember tasks, the conversation reveals both men’s attitudes about society and their roles within it. The opening portion sets up a precarious situation where the society has become dependent on these devices, hinting at ominous transformations that may occur as the ticklers take on a more autonomous identity, merging technology with the essence of humanity itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Leiber, Fritz, 1910-1992

Illustrator: Wood, Wallace, 1927-1981

EBook No.: 23164

Published: Oct 24, 2007

Downloads: 185

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Inventors -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Creature from Cleveland Depths

Series Title: Produced from Galaxy December 1962.

Note: Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Greg Weeks, Barbara Tozier and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The Creature from Cleveland Depths" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story explores themes of technology, identity, and the consequences of human reliance on machines, particularly looking at the concept of "ticklers," which serve as mechanized reminders but evolve into entities with their own existence. The main character, Gusterson, is caught in a world where these inventions begin to take control over humanity's actions and consciousness. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to Gusterson and Fay, who engage in a dialogue that highlights the tension between creativity and technological dependency. As Fay presents a "tickler," a device meant to help Gusterson remember tasks, the conversation reveals both men’s attitudes about society and their roles within it. The opening portion sets up a precarious situation where the society has become dependent on these devices, hinting at ominous transformations that may occur as the ticklers take on a more autonomous identity, merging technology with the essence of humanity itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Leiber, Fritz, 1910-1992

Illustrator: Wood, Wallace, 1927-1981

EBook No.: 23164

Published: Oct 24, 2007

Downloads: 185

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Inventors -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.