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Title: The Builders

Note: Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The Builders" by Fox B. Holden is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, it explores themes of technological restoration and the consequences of human innovation. The narrative follows a group of builders in a society that values the reconstruction of lost machinery and technology from the ruins of old Earth, ultimately questioning the limits of human achievement and understanding. In the story, we follow Markten and his young aide as they scavenge through the remnants of once-great cities, searching for plans to recreate lost technology. Their quest leads them to discover four significant books, one of which contains blueprints for constructing new chemical automatons. Excited by their potential, they begin building, only to find that the automatons develop a life of their own. As the creations escape into the wild, Markten reflects on their lack of control over their inventions, highlighting the tension between human ambition and the unforeseen consequences of their actions. The novella culminates in a contemplation of whether these newly built automatons could pose future threats, leaving readers to ponder the ethical implications of technological advancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Holden, Fox B., 1923-

EBook No.: 65100

Published: Apr 18, 2021

Downloads: 56

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Apocalyptic fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:65100:2 2021-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Holden, Fox B. en 1
2024-11-10T05:28:05Z The Builders

This edition has images.

Title: The Builders

Note: Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The Builders" by Fox B. Holden is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, it explores themes of technological restoration and the consequences of human innovation. The narrative follows a group of builders in a society that values the reconstruction of lost machinery and technology from the ruins of old Earth, ultimately questioning the limits of human achievement and understanding. In the story, we follow Markten and his young aide as they scavenge through the remnants of once-great cities, searching for plans to recreate lost technology. Their quest leads them to discover four significant books, one of which contains blueprints for constructing new chemical automatons. Excited by their potential, they begin building, only to find that the automatons develop a life of their own. As the creations escape into the wild, Markten reflects on their lack of control over their inventions, highlighting the tension between human ambition and the unforeseen consequences of their actions. The novella culminates in a contemplation of whether these newly built automatons could pose future threats, leaving readers to ponder the ethical implications of technological advancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Holden, Fox B., 1923-

EBook No.: 65100

Published: Apr 18, 2021

Downloads: 56

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Apocalyptic fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:65100:3 2021-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Holden, Fox B. en 1