B-12's Moon Glow by Charles A. Stearns
"B-12's Moon Glow" by Charles A. Stearns is a science fiction novella written during the early 1950s. The story is set on Phobos, a desolate moon of Mars, where the narrative revolves around B-12, a General Purpose robot who becomes the unlikely central figure in a society marked by prejudice against metal beings. The novella explores themes of identity, longing for freedom, and the struggle for existence in a world where the
Builders—the humans who created the robots—find them obsolete and are determined to eradicate them. In the story, B-12 discovers the art of distilling a potent alcoholic substance known as Moon Glow, which revitalizes the aging robots, allowing them to experience a fleeting sense of joy and strength. As tensions rise with the arrival of a government senator and certain threats to the existence of the metal people emerge, B-12 finds himself entangled in a plot that requires him to confront both the prejudices of humans and the intricate dynamics within his own community. The narrative builds towards a confrontation that reveals secrets, challenges authority, and unearths the desperation of metal people striving for survival against existential threats posed by their creators. Ultimately, the story presents B-12's fight not only for his own freedom but for the rights and existence of his entire race. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Stearns, Charles A. |
|---|---|
| Title | B-12's Moon Glow |
| Series Title | Produced from Planet Stories January 1954. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Robots -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 31364 |
| Release Date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 191 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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