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Who wrote The Metal Horde?

"The Metal Horde" was written by John W., Jr. Campbell and published in 1939. Influential editor and writer who shaped the Golden Age of science fiction.

The Metal Horde

1939

John W., Jr. Campbell

The Metal Horde

John W., Jr. Campbell

1939

The Metal Horde is a science fiction novel by John W. Campbell, Jr., first published in 1939. Set in a future where humanity has colonized planets in the solar system, it explores the conflict between humans and an alien mechanical race known as the Sirians. The story addresses themes of advanced machinery, artificial intelligence, and the implications of intelligent machines in warfare, as humanity prepares for an invasion while developing new strategies and weapons to combat the technologically superior Sirians.