The Machine Stops
E.M. Forster
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
4.01
· 37 ratings · 51 pages · Published: 1909
After being voted one of the best novellas up to 1965, it was included that same year in the populist anthology Modern Short Stories. In 1973 it was also included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two.
The book is particularly notable for predicting new technologies such as instant messaging and the internet.
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