Project Gutenberg 2016-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 166 Miller, Walter M. 1923 1996 Miller, Walter Michael Miller, W. M. (Walter M.) Stone, David Stone Stone, D. Conditionally Human Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Conditionally Human" by Walter M. Miller, Jr. is a thought-provoking science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around a future society where genetic engineering has produced synthetic humanoid creatures known as neutroids, designed to emotionally satisfy couples unable to have children. The story delves into moral dilemmas surrounding creation, affection, and the value placed on life in a world governed by strict population control and societal norms. The plot follows Terrell Norris, a bio-agent in charge of overseeing neutroid populations, as he grapples with his role in the destruction of these beings, whom society views as mere property. As Norris struggles with the emotional impact of his duties, his life becomes further complicated when he encounters Peony, a deviant neutroid with unexpected intelligence and the ability to speak. Faced with the harsh realities of his job and the impending destruction of Peony due to her deviation from standard characteristics, Norris fights against the ethics of his world. The novella explores themes of humanity, the nature of love and attachment, and the cost of societal conformity, ultimately leading to a climactic and morally ambiguous resolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Spouses -- Fiction Parent and child -- Fiction Pets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 101892 101899 2024-09-21T13:28:16.786977 2023-09-22T10:23:59.154002 text/html text/html 99196 2016-04-03T17:16:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii 440673 2016-04-03T17:16:48 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 489120 2024-09-21T13:28:19.392951 application/epub+zip 489897 2024-09-21T13:28:17.286978 application/epub+zip 102758 2024-09-21T13:28:17.009960 application/epub+zip 539893 2024-09-21T13:28:21.115958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532361 2024-09-21T13:28:19.091967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143400 2022-09-23T14:06:32.920552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92943 92848 2024-09-21T13:28:16.482983 2023-09-22T10:23:58.801958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 92861 2016-04-03T17:16:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36362 2016-04-03T17:16:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19994 2024-09-21T13:28:21.244939 application/rdf+xml 25758 2024-09-21T13:28:17.092959 image/jpeg 4341 2024-09-21T13:28:17.046987 image/jpeg 441604 2024-09-21T13:28:16.808999 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