@booklet {5580, title = {"Devil{\textquoteright}s Star"}, howpublished = {Visions of Liberty}, year = {2004}, note = {

Rpt. in\ Freedom!\ Ed. Martin H[arry] Greenberg and Mark Tier (New York: Baen, 2006), 431-51; and in\ The Human Limit: The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson. Volume 8\ (Royal Oak, MI: Haffner Press, 2011), 369-88.

}, month = {2004}, pages = {177-206}, publisher = {Baen}, address = {New York}, abstract = {

Libertarian eutopia with a barter economy, custom, and altruism contrasted with an authoritarian dystopia fearful of all free societies.

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)}, editor = {Mark Tier and Martin H[arry] Greenberg (1941-2011)} } @booklet {3212, title = {The Humanoid Touch}, year = {1980}, note = {

An excerpt was published as \“The Humanoid Universe.\” Illus. Paul Lehr. Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact 100.6 (June1980): 14-56; and rpt. in The Worlds of Jack Williamson: A Centennial Tribute 1908-2008. Ed. Stephen Haffner (Royal Oak, MI: Haffner Press, 2008): 521-66.\ 

}, month = {1980}, pages = {186 pp.}, publisher = {Holt, Rinehart \& Winston}, address = {New York}, abstract = {

Following from 1949 Williamson, the robots follow humans to a planet without robots and begin to take over.

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)} } @booklet {2271, title = {"Jamboree"}, howpublished = {Galaxy Science Fiction}, volume = { 29.4 }, year = {1969}, note = {

Rpt. in\ A Very Large Array: New Mexico Science Fiction and Fantasy. Ed. Melinda M[arilyn] Snodgrass (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1987), 40-49; and in\ The Human Limit: The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson. Volume 8 (Royal Oak, MI: Haffner Press, 2011), 25-35.

}, month = {December 1969}, pages = {4-15}, abstract = {

Dystopia in which machines rule violently. Only robots can have books; boys and girls kept separate.

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, issn = {0016-4003 }, author = {Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)} } @booklet {11667, title = {Bright New Universe}, year = {1967}, month = {1967}, pages = {158 pp.}, publisher = {Ace Books}, address = {New York}, abstract = {

A combination of adventure novel regarding the successful search for extraterrestrial life, Sixties protest novel in the description of contemporary conditions, and suggestions of the utopia possible made possible by the educational technology discovered through contact.

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)} } @booklet {2000, title = {Starchild}, year = {1965}, note = {

Originally published in a shorter version in\ Worlds of If Science Fiction\ 15.1 -3 (86 - 88) (January - March 1965): 6-52, 101-29, 91-128. Also published in their\ The Starchild Trilogy.\ The Reefs of Space Starchild Rogue Star\ (Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, 1969), 151-286, which includes the third volume, the non-utopian \"Rogue Star.\"\ Worlds of If Science Fiction\ 18.6 - 8 (127 - 29) (June - August 1968): 10-43; 119-59; 125-58; repub. New York: Ballantine Books, 1969. U.K. ed. London: Dennis Dobson, 1969.

}, month = {1965}, publisher = {Ballantine Books}, address = {New York}, abstract = {

Sequel to 1963 Pohl and Williamson, \"The Reefs of Space\". In this volume the computer has tightened its grip but is threatened by unknown forces.

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Frederik [George] Pohl [Jr.] (1919-2013) and Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)} } @booklet {1912, title = {"Reefs of Space"}, howpublished = {Worlds of If Science Fiction}, volume = { 13.3 - 5 }, year = {1963}, note = {

Repub. New York: Ballantine Books, 1965. U.K. ed. London: Dennis Dobson, 1965. Also published in their The Starchild Trilogy. The Reefs of Space Starchild Rogue Star (Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, 1969), 151-286, which includes the third volume, the non-utopian \“Rogue Star,\” which was originally pub. in Worlds of If Science Fiction 18.6 - 8 (127 - 29) (June - August 1968): 10-43; 119-59; 125-58; and was repub. New York: Ballantine Books, 1969. U.K. ed. London: Dennis Dobson, 1969.\ 

}, month = {July - November 1963}, pages = {8-56; 60-104; 70-113}, abstract = {

Authoritarian dystopia in which the Plan of Man computer has essentially enslaved humankind. 1965 Pohl and Williamson, \"Starchild\" is a sequel.

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Frederik [George] Pohl [Jr.] (1919-2013) and Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)} } @booklet {1590, title = {Star Bridge}, year = {1955}, month = {1955}, publisher = {Gnome Press}, address = {New York}, abstract = {

Authoritarian dystopia in which a company controls the earth and the rebellion against it.

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006) and James E[dwin] Gunn (1923-2020)} } @booklet {1331, title = {The Humanoids}, year = {1949}, note = {

Rpt. as the\ Collectors Edition. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1987 illus. David. G. Klein and with an \"Introduction\" (v-xiv) by F.M. Busby. Exp. ed. as\ The Humanoids. The expanded edition with \"Me and My Humanoids,\" \"With Folded Hands,\" and a new introduction by the author. New York: Avon, 1980. Based in part on\". . . And Searching Mind.\"\ Astounding Science Fiction\ 41 [50 on cover].1 - 3 (March - May 1948): 7-61, 111-62, 97-147; rpt. in\ The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson Volume Seven: With Folded Hands and Searching Mind\ (Royal Oak, MI: Haffner Press, 2010), 199-382. A related story is \"With Folded Hands.\"\ Astounding Science Fiction\ 39.5 (July 1947): 6-45. Rpt. in Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction. Ed. Sam Moskowitz (Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Co., 1965), 110-64;\ in his The Pandora Effect (New York: Ace Books, 1969), 77-125; and in\ The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson Volume Seven: With Folded Hands and Searching Mind\ (Royal Oak, MI: Haffner Press, 2010), 153-98. Williamson explains the evolution of the book in \"Me and My Humanoids\" in the expanded ed. (251-59).

}, month = {1949}, publisher = {Simon \& Schuster}, address = {New York}, abstract = {

Dystopia in which robots, which are designed to keep the peace among humans and avoid nuclear war, allow no activity that they perceive to be potentially harmful. See also 1980 Williamson, The Humanoid Touch.

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)} } @booklet {1281, title = {"The Equalizer"}, howpublished = {Astounding Science Fiction (New York)}, volume = { 39.1 }, year = {1947}, note = {

Rpt. in his\ The Pandora Effect\ (New York: Ace Books, 1969), 127-89; and in\ The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson Volume Seven: With Folded Hands and Searching Mind\ (Royal Oak, MI: Haffner Press, 2010), 93-152.

}, month = {March 1947}, pages = {6-55}, abstract = {

Agrarian, anarchist eutopia of abundant power. In a note in The Pandora Effect, the author says that this story is \"a companion piece\" to his \"With Folded Hands\" (see 1949 Williamson), which was \"pessimistic about technology and science\" (127).

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)} } @booklet {1179, title = {"Breakdown"}, howpublished = {Astounding Science Fiction (New York)}, volume = {28.5}, year = {1942}, note = {

U.K. ed. Astounding Science Fiction 28. 5 (January 1942): 2-19. Rpt. in U.K. ed. Astounding Science Fiction 8.1 (December 1951): 2-36; in Journey to Infinity. Ed. Martin Greenberg (New York: Gnome Press, 1951), 110-44; in his People Machines (New York: Ace Books, 1971), 154-87, with an author\’s note on 151-53; and in The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson Volume Seven: With Folded Hands and Searching Mind (Royal Oak, MI: Haffner Press, 2010), 19-54.\ 

}, month = {January 1942}, pages = {9-26}, abstract = {

Dystopia of union domination. The author says that it is not intended to be anti-labor but \"to contrast the forces of social creation and the facts of social stagnation\" (People Machines, 153).

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)} } @booklet {1118, title = {"The Fortress of Utopia"}, howpublished = {Startling Stories (Chicago, IL) }, volume = { 2.3 }, year = {1939}, note = {

Rpt. with the subtitle\ an incredible Science Fiction Classic novel. Brooklyn, NY: Gryphon Books, 1998; and in\ The Crucible of Power: The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson\ Volume Five (Royal Oak, MI: Haffner Press, 2006), 209-328.

}, month = {November 1939}, pages = {14-88}, abstract = {

Anti-utopian story about a failed attempt to create a utopia.

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)} } @booklet {787, title = {"The Birth of a New Republic"}, howpublished = {Amazing Stories Quarterly (Dunnellen, NJ)}, volume = {4.1}, year = {1931}, note = {

Rpt. in\ The Metal Man and Others: The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson Volume One\ (Royal Oak, MI: Hafner Press, 1999), 239-425.

}, month = {[Winter 1931]}, pages = {4-73, 89}, abstract = {

Dystopia. Story of the battle for the independence of the moon. Earth is controlled by corporations, such as metals and transport, which are sovereign states. War among them.

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {Miles J[ohn] Breuer M.D. (1889-1947) and Jack [John Stewart] Williamson (1908-2006)} }