Synopsis
When a newspaperman notices appliances around him beginning to not only malfunction, but start to demonstrate intelligent malevolence, he realizes that this is just a test for an invasion by an alien mechanical intelligence.
Publications (33)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1954 |
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Science-Fiction Thinking Machines: Robots, Androids, Computers | Vanguard Press | Anthology | 162 |
| 1956 |
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Strangers in the Universe | Simon & Schuster | Collection | 252 |
| May 1957 |
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Strangers in the Universe | Simon & Schuster / SFBC | Collection | 191 |
| 1958 |
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Strangers in the Universe | Faber and Faber | Collection | |
| May 1959 |
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Strangers in the Universe | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Collection | 180 |
| October 1961 |
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Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 58 |
| December 1961 |
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Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 58 |
| 1962 |
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Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 58 |
| February 1962 |
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Strangers in the Universe | Panther | Collection | 130 |
| 1963 |
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Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 58 |
| September 1964 |
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Selections from Science-Fiction Thinking Machines | Bantam Books | Anthology | 59 |
| 1965 |
|
Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 58 |
| 1965 |
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A Chamber of Horrors | Little, Brown | Anthology | 278 |
| October 1965 |
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A Chamber of Horrors | Studio Vista | Anthology | 278 |
| 1966 |
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Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 58 |
| June 1973 |
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The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 52 |
| 1974 |
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The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 52 |
| 1976 |
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The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 52 |
| 1977 |
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Creepies, Creepies, Creepies | Franklin Watts | Anthology | 97 |
| October 1977 |
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Skirmish: The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak | Berkley/Putnam | Collection | 51 |
| 1978 |
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Creepies: A Covey of Quiver-and-Quaver Tales | Franklin Watts | Anthology | 97 |
| 1978 |
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The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 52 |
| August 1978 |
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Skirmish: The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D.Simak | Berkley Books | Collection | 33 |
| 1980 |
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The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 52 |
| 1985 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 52 | |
| 1985 |
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Space 9 | Hutchinson | Anthology | 29 |
| 1986 |
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The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 52 |
| July 1987 |
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Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wild Years 1946-1955 | TSR | Anthology | 251 |
| July 2017 |
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The Thing in the Stone and Other Stories | Open Road Integrated Media | Collection | |4 |
| April 2024 |
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The Thing in the Stone and Other Stories | Tantor Audio | Collection | |4 |
| April 2024 |
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The Thing in the Stone and Other Stories | Tantor Media | Collection | |4 |
| April 2024 |
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The Thing in the Stone and Other Stories | Tantor Media | Collection | |4 |
| April 2024 |
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The Thing in the Stone and Other Stories | Tantor Media | Collection | |4 |