Project Gutenberg 2009-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 225 Dick, Philip K. 1928 1982 Dick, Philip Kindred Vestal, Herman B. 1916 2007 Vestal, H. B. (Herman B.) Vestal, Herman Beeson Beeson The Gun Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Gun" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative involves a group of astronauts who land on a desolate, post-apocalyptic planet where they encounter a mysterious gun that appears to have survived a catastrophic atomic event. The story explores themes of technology, war, and the cycle of violence in civilization. The story follows a spaceship crew as they investigate a barren planet, initially believing it to be devoid of life due to the destructive nature of atomic warfare. However, they soon realize that a formidable automated gun is still operational, guarding what remains of a once-thriving civilization. As they sift through ruins and uncover a treasure trove of cultural artifacts, they grapple with the implications of this advanced weapon—its sentience and its relentless duty to protect its domain. The crew's discovery of the gun leads them to devise a plan to disable it so they can secure their newfound treasures and escape while reflecting on the tragedies that brought about the planet's desolation. The story ultimately questions the nature of conflict, survival, and the legacy of humanity's destructive tendencies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 55717 55726 2024-09-12T13:06:46.859880 2023-09-13T05:28:21.993800 text/html text/html 51900 2021-01-05T05:40:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 202707 2021-01-05T05:40:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237907 2024-09-12T13:06:50.361879 application/epub+zip 236513 2024-09-12T13:06:48.261877 application/epub+zip 55353 2024-09-12T13:06:47.257876 application/epub+zip 322676 2024-09-12T13:06:51.971871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314970 2024-09-12T13:06:49.849887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95328 2022-09-13T13:45:19.677290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48541 48440 2024-09-12T13:06:46.626882 2023-09-13T05:28:21.788799 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48404 2021-01-05T05:40:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18694 2021-01-05T05:40:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19121 2024-09-12T13:06:52.108844 application/rdf+xml 7460 2024-09-12T13:06:47.598853 image/jpeg 2112 2024-09-12T13:06:47.428853 image/jpeg 237792 2024-09-12T13:06:46.874880 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia