Dueling Machine

Ben Bova

Step into a world where disputes are settled without injury in The Dueling Machine. In this thrilling tale, you and your opponent choose weapons and environments, entering an artificial reality to engage in battles to the virtual death‚Aîwithout any real harm. However, the stakes rise when a cunning warrior from the Kerak Empire discovers a way to translate these virtual confrontations into deadly reality. Now, the machines inventor, Dr. Leoh, must race against time to stop his creation from becoming a weapon of conquest. Originally written with Myron R. Lewis, this gripping story first appeared in the May 1963 issue of Analog Science Fact & Fiction. (Summary by Gregg Margarite) This show includes AI-generated content.

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Episodis

82 episodis

  1. The Next Logical Step - Ben Bova 14:02
  2. Defenders-Philip K. Dick 59:46
  3. Dueling Machine-Ben Bova 2:24:12
  4. People of the Crater-Andre Norton 1:35:16
  5. Watchbird-Robert Sheckley 1:30:28
  6. Earthman on Venus-Ralph Milne Farley 5:17:50
  7. Legacy-James H. Schmitz 7:50:15
  8. Attitude-Hal Clement 2:36:59
  9. World That Couldn't Be-Clifford D. Simak 1:31:46
  10. Fixed Period-Anthony Trollope 7:11:11
  11. Men Into Space-Murray Leinster 5:24:36
  12. Last Space Ship-Murray Leinster 5:26:41
  13. Red Dust-Murray Leinster 2:45:43
  14. Runaway Skyscraper-Murray Leinster 1:42:46
  15. Let'em Breathe Space-Lester del Rey 1:47:10
  16. Defiant Agents-Andre Norton 6:42:36
  17. Variable Man-Philip K. Dick 2:49:13
  18. First Men in the Moon-H. G. Wells 8:03:00
  19. Radio Beasts-Ralph Milne Farley 8:16:58
  20. Cosmic Junkman-Rog Phillips 2:13:47
  21. War of the Worlds-H. G. Wells 6:43:34
  22. Second Variety-Philip K. Dick 1:43:33
  23. Pirates of Ersatz-Murray Leinster 6:16:32
  24. Time Machine (version 5)-H. G. Wells 3:45:50
  25. Wailing Asteroid-Murray Leinster 6:11:18
  26. Sentimentalists-Murray Leinster 1:50:30
  27. Hate Disease-Murray Leinster 2:02:10
  28. Naudsonce-H. Beam Piper 1:55:49
  29. Jewel of Bas-Leigh Douglass Brackett 2:12:47
  30. Machine Stops-E. M. Forster 1:12:23