A for Anything

Damon Knight

first published 1961 White Lion Publishers, 1974 160 pages

What would happen if someone invented a machine that could create an exact duplicate of anything? That is the simple but remarkable premise of Damon Knight's classic 1959 novel, A for Anything. "The Gismo," as the machine is known, seems like it will end poverty and need forever. But of course, things are not that simple. Like any truly great work of science fiction, Knight's novel boldly pursues the ramifications of...

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A for Anything ebook · 2002 · RosettaBooks
A for Anything paperback · 1998 · Cascade Mountain Publishing · 208 pages · 9781892884015
A for Anything paperback · 1989 · Tor Books · 9780812543100
A for anything edition · 1974 · White Lion Publishers · 160 pages

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