The Machine Stops
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Author(s)E. M. Forster
PublisherLits
ISBN / ASIN1609420667
ISBN-139781609420666
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,225,512
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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This is a science fiction story by Forster. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. In 1973 it was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame. It was considered one of the best novellas ever published. Television and stage adaptations were made in the UK and in the USA.