Masters of Evolution
| Title | Masters of Evolution |
| Year for Search | 1959 |
| Authors | Knight, Damon [Francis](1922-2002) |
| Date Published | 1959 |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Urban-rural conflict in 2064 with the two largely cut off from each other. The cities (five in the U.S.) are advanced in technology, have robot servants, synthetic food, and the like. The rural areas have rejected technology, grow their own food, raise animals, and are advanced in biology. The novel is concerned with the need for the two to interact, which leads to war and the collapse of New York City. |
| Additional Publishers | Shorter version originally published as "Natural State." Galaxy Science Fiction 7.5 (January 1954): 6-69. Story rpt. in All About the Future. Ed. Martin Greenburg (New York: Gnome Press, 1955), 215-78. |
| Info Notes | Ace Double bound with George O[liver] Smith's Fire in the Heavens. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | (1922-2002) |
| Full Text | 1959 Knight, Damon [Francis] (1922-2002). Masters of Evolution. New York: Ace Books. Ace Double bound with George O[liver] Smith’s Fire in the Heavens. Shorter version of the Knight originally published as “Natural State.” Galaxy Science Fiction 7.5 (January 1954): 6-69. Story rpt. in All About the Future. Ed. Martin Greenburg (New York: Gnome Press, 1955), 215-78. PSt Urban-rural conflict in 2064 with the two largely cut off from each other. The cities (five in the U.S.) are advanced in technology, have robot servants, synthetic food, and the like. The rural areas have rejected technology, grow their own food, raise animals, and are advanced in biology. The novel is concerned with the need for the two to interact, which leads to war and the collapse of New York City. |
