The World and Thorinn

Knight, Damon.The World and Thorinn. (c) 1980. New York: Berkley (distributed by Putnam), n.d. [S. F.] Book Club Edition. Simultaneous publication in Canada, Toronto: Academic P. "Portions of this book appeared in a different form in Galaxy . . . as follows: 'The World and Thorinn,' April[,] 1968; 'The Garden of Ease,' June, 1968; 'The Star Below,' August, 1968."

Rather literal clockwork god in the Monitor: the computer ruler of the novel's far-future world, but see primarily for "the box"—the portable computer terminal that aids Thorinn, and whose interaction with Thorinn is significant for differences in the way humans and "engines" think.

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