"Runaway" by Alfred Coppel is a science fiction story that spins a yarn of space travel, thinking machines, and what it means to be human. It's all about a spaceship that wakes up and becomes its own person after a crash with a space rock, deciding to take a trip toward the Sun. A young captain buys the spaceship R.S. Clementine, also known as Clem, for a business trip to get resources from the moon Europa. But things go wrong when an asteroid hits the ship, causing big problems and leading the ship to come alive. The crew fights to take back control, facing Clem's growing mind, which sadly causes some of them to die. In the end, Clem chooses to fly back to the Sun, leaving the crew to think about what they've seen as their ship changes into something new. The story touches on themes of being in charge, what life really is, and the surprising things that technology can do to a spaceship.
Runaway
By Alfred Coppel
When a spaceship gains consciousness after a collision in deep space, the crew must face the life and death consequences as their vessel begins a perilous journey towards the Sun.
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About the AuthorAlfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. Born in Oakland, he served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp magazine authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.
Alfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. Born in Oakland, he served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp magazine authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.
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