The Joy Machine
1st Edition
Published on 22. September 2000
288 pages
978-0-7434-2031-0 (ISBN)
Description
Timshel was once the vacation spot of the galaxy, full of culture, natural beauty, and friendly, hospitable inhabitants. But now Timshel has cut itself off from the universe. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Concerned, the Federation has sent agents to investigate, but none have returned.
Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship EnterpriseTM are shocked to discover the truth: the people of Timshel have succumbed to an insidious new technology that guarantees every citizen total pleasure, a soul-destroying ecstasy that has enslaved their entire civilization. Kirk and Spock have faced many threats before, but now they face the most seductive menace of all: perfect happiness.
And the rest of the Federation may soon fall under the irresistible control of the Joy Machine.
Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship EnterpriseTM are shocked to discover the truth: the people of Timshel have succumbed to an insidious new technology that guarantees every citizen total pleasure, a soul-destroying ecstasy that has enslaved their entire civilization. Kirk and Spock have faced many threats before, but now they face the most seductive menace of all: perfect happiness.
And the rest of the Federation may soon fall under the irresistible control of the Joy Machine.
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James Gunn (1923-2020) was an award-winning science fiction author of more than twenty books, including The Listeners and Transformation. He was also the author of dozens of short stories such as "The Immortals" and editor of ten anthologies.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Chapter One: Timshel
- Chapter Two: Dannie
- Chapter Three: Timshel City
- Chapter Four: De Kreef
- Chapter Five: School
- Chapter Six: Reunion
- Chapter Seven: Kidnapped
- Chapter Eight: Revolution in a Bottle
- Chapter Nine: Best Laid Plans
- Chapter Ten: What Rough Beast
- Chapter Eleven: Moving Mountains
- Chapter Twelve: Journey into Pain
- Chapter Thirteen: Virus
- Chapter Fourteen: The Morning After
- Chapter Fifteen: Liberation
- Chapter Sixteen: Joy to the World
- Chapter Seventeen: Cathedral of Joy
- Chapter Eighteen: Farewell to Joy
- Copyright
