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by Harry Harrison
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This is a collection of 19 short stories. I like number 4, “The Powers of Observation”, and reread it occasionally. I don’t remember the others, at least not from their titles.
Sep 23, 2025English (UK)
Indeholder "Mute Milton", "The greatest car in the world", "The final battle", "The powers of observation", "The Ghoul squad", "Toy Shop", "You Men of Violence", "The Finest Hunter in the World", "Down to Earth", "Commando Raid", "Not Me, Not Amos Cabot!", "The Secret of Stonehenge", "Incident in the IND", "If", "Contact Man", "The Pad", "A Civil Service Servant", "A Criminal Act", "Famous First Words".
"Mute Milton" handler om en sort med en god ide - desværre i syden.
"The greatest car in the world" handler om en god bil i hænderne på bilindustrien.
"The final battle" handler om det ultimative våben der umuliggør krig - buen.
"The powers of observation" handler om en 007 robot.
"The Ghoul squad" handler om organdonation og en show more modstander, der bliver hugget op.
"Toy Shop" handler om antityngdekraft som legetøj.
"You Men of Violence" handler om pacifist kontra riffel.
"The Finest Hunter in the World" handler om jæger forklædt som bytte.
"Down to Earth" handler om alternative verdener en hvor tyskerne vandt og en hvor englænderne vandt.
"Commando Raid" handler om at et rigt land invaderer et fattigt land.
"Not Me, Not Amos Cabot! " handler om dødsstilsmagasin.
"The Secret of Stonehenge" handler om tidsrejseparadokser.
"Incident in the IND" handler om undergrundsbanens uhyrer.
"If" handler om en dreng og ændring af øglefortid - synd for øglerne.
"Contact Man" handler om at se verden som enten slaver eller fjender.
"The Pad" handler om et kostbart forførelsesforsøg, der selvfølgelig lykkes.
"A Civil Service Servant" handler om det hårde liv på et posthus.
"A Criminal Act" handler om befolkningsbegrænsning sat på spidsen.
"Famous First Words" handler om nordisk mytologi og aflytning.
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"Mute Milton" handler om en sort med en god ide - desværre i syden.
"The greatest car in the world" handler om en god bil i hænderne på bilindustrien.
"The final battle" handler om det ultimative våben der umuliggør krig - buen.
"The powers of observation" handler om en 007 robot.
"The Ghoul squad" handler om organdonation og en show more modstander, der bliver hugget op.
"Toy Shop" handler om antityngdekraft som legetøj.
"You Men of Violence" handler om pacifist kontra riffel.
"The Finest Hunter in the World" handler om jæger forklædt som bytte.
"Down to Earth" handler om alternative verdener en hvor tyskerne vandt og en hvor englænderne vandt.
"Commando Raid" handler om at et rigt land invaderer et fattigt land.
"Not Me, Not Amos Cabot! " handler om dødsstilsmagasin.
"The Secret of Stonehenge" handler om tidsrejseparadokser.
"Incident in the IND" handler om undergrundsbanens uhyrer.
"If" handler om en dreng og ændring af øglefortid - synd for øglerne.
"Contact Man" handler om at se verden som enten slaver eller fjender.
"The Pad" handler om et kostbart forførelsesforsøg, der selvfølgelig lykkes.
"A Civil Service Servant" handler om det hårde liv på et posthus.
"A Criminal Act" handler om befolkningsbegrænsning sat på spidsen.
"Famous First Words" handler om nordisk mytologi og aflytning.
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Harry Harrison was born Henry Maxwell Dempsey on March 12, 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut. He was drafted into the U. S. Air Corps in 1943 and became a sharpshooter, a military policeman, a gunnery instructor, and a specialist in the prototypes of computer-guided bomb-sights and gun turrets. After being discharged, he graduated from Hunter College show more with a degree in art. By the end of the 1940s, he was running a small studio that specialized in selling illustrations to comics and science-fiction magazines. He then moved on to editing some of the magazines. As the market for comics began to shrink, he started writing for science-fiction magazines. He wrote short science fiction stories and novels including Deathworld, Captive Universe, Montezuma's Revenge, Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers, Stonehenge, West of Eden, Stars and Stripes Forever. He also wrote the Stainless Steel Rat series and the Bill, the Galactic Hero series. His novel Make Room! Make Room! Was the inspiration for the movie Soylent Green. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Hank Dempsey, Felix Boyd, Wade Kaempfert, Cameron Hall, Philip St. John, and Leslie Charteris. He died on August 15, 2012 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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