SOFTWARE. [New York]: Avon, [1987]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Later edition. Avon 70177-4. The first robots built with real brains revolt and set up their own society on the Moon. The AIs offer their 70-year old hippie anarchist creator eternal preservation of his "software" -- his memories, his personality, his style of thought -- in the memory bank of a giant computer. "Very much in the style of Philip K. Dick, almost an affectionate parody ..." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 333. Winner of the 1983 Philip K. Dick Award. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-933. A fine copy. (#159867).
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"First Avon Printing: October 1987 / ... / K-R 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on copyright page.