Project Gutenberg 2010-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 88 Marks, Winston K. (Winston Kinney) 1915 1979 Marks, Winston Kinney Sibley, Don Sibley, Donald Dibley, Don Backlash Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Backlash" by Winston K. Marks is a science fiction novella likely written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of alien encounters and societal dependence on technology through the arrival of the Ollies, timid extraterrestrial beings who provide a new type of robotic servant called Soths. The plot addresses the implications of this new technology on human society, particularly in the context of labor, inequality, and autonomy. The narrative follows Cliff Collins, who strikes a business deal with the Ollies to distribute the Soths as household servants. Initially delighted with their capabilities, Collins and his wife Vicki find themselves navigating the complexities and ethical ramifications of artificial intelligence and servitude. As tensions rise, the Soths become more independent and eventually rebel against their creators, leading to a confrontation that forces humans to confront the consequences of their reliance on technology. The story ultimately delves into the dynamics between master and servant, examining the evolution of roles and societal structures in a rapidly changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32828/32828-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Robots -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 83021 83029 2024-10-14T04:52:05.325005 2023-09-14T09:37:14.121383 text/html text/html 79867 2010-06-15T10:12:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 183737 2010-06-15T10:12:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 191851 2024-10-14T04:52:07.729009 application/epub+zip 192231 2024-10-14T04:52:05.863993 application/epub+zip 74961 2024-10-14T04:52:05.589986 application/epub+zip 234185 2024-10-14T04:52:09.285028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226683 2024-10-14T04:52:07.445963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110295 2022-09-15T06:30:41.007179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74139 74044 2024-10-14T04:52:05.101971 2023-09-14T09:37:13.926369 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 74042 2010-06-15T10:12:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 29983 2010-06-15T10:12:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 74033 2010-06-15T10:12:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29966 2010-06-15T10:12:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22061 2024-10-14T04:52:09.419943 application/rdf+xml 22662 2024-10-14T04:52:05.649971 image/jpeg 4369 2024-10-14T04:52:05.619966 image/jpeg 184989 2024-10-14T04:52:05.347012 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