explorer / books · 1955
They'd Rather Be Right
Mark Clifton & Frank Riley’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 1957 by Gnome Press · 189 pages
Hugo · 1955
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This book is recorded on the Hugo ballot only. Each row shows the full Best Novel ballot for that award and ceremony year. Winners appear first.
Synopsis
Two rogue scientists and a telepath go on the run with Bossy, a sophisticated cybernetic machine capable of granting immortality to anyone willing to shed their prejudices and preconceptions. The fugitives discover that the true barrier to human perfection is not technological but psychological — people would rather cling to their biases than accept the transformative truth.
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