THE GUN is one of PHILLIP K. DICK's earlier SF stories. It first appeared in PLANET STORIES in September of 1952.
The Gun is a pretty straightforward tale. I have read many cautionary SF tales like it, in which a weapon of mass destruction is left switched on and under the control of a computer long after its makers have been reduced to ash.
Still, the writing is concise and one can see that Dick knew how to construct a "traditional" SF tale long before he started writing the experimental works for which most readers know and love him.
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on Dec 23, 2009 at 03:50
THE GUN is one of PHILLIP K. DICK's earlier SF stories. It first appeared in PLANET STORIES in September of 1952.
The Gun is a pretty straightforward tale. I have read many cautionary SF tales like it, in which a weapon of mass destruction is left switched on and under the control of a computer long after its makers have been reduced to ash.
Still, the writing is concise and one can see that Dick knew how to construct a "traditional" SF tale long before he started writing the experimental works for which most readers know and love him.