The Cosmic Computer - H. Beam Piper

The Cosmic Computer

Author: H. Beam Piper


  • Publication Date: 1964-01-01
  • Category: Fiction & Literature
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Summary

To the victor go the spoils and in the aftermath of a brutal and drawn-out war on the planet Poictesme, an agent is sent to hunt among the smoldering ruins for the most valuable prize of all Merlin, the most powerful computer the universe has ever known. Will the mission be successful, or will the intrepid technology hunter come home empty-handed?

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