The Machine Stops - Forster, E. M.
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Originally published in 1909, E. M. Forster's The Machine Stops remains one of the most astonishing, prophetic, and enduring works of early science fiction-a visionary tale that predicted the digital age with chilling accuracy. Long before the internet, social media, or artificial intelligence, Forster foresaw a world in which people would live in isolation, communicating only through screens and surrendering their autonomy to a vast, unseen system. In Forster's imagined future, humanity has retreated deep underground, sustained by an all-powerful Machine that fulfills every physical,…mehr

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Originally published in 1909, E. M. Forster's The Machine Stops remains one of the most astonishing, prophetic, and enduring works of early science fiction-a visionary tale that predicted the digital age with chilling accuracy. Long before the internet, social media, or artificial intelligence, Forster foresaw a world in which people would live in isolation, communicating only through screens and surrendering their autonomy to a vast, unseen system. In Forster's imagined future, humanity has retreated deep underground, sustained by an all-powerful Machine that fulfills every physical, intellectual, and emotional need. Yet beneath the hum of perfect order lies a quiet decay-the erosion of human connection, the loss of curiosity, and the slow surrender of the soul. When one man dares to question the Machine, his defiance becomes an act of both rebellion and redemption. More than a century later, The Machine Stops feels less like a fable and more like a dispatch from our own world-one of constant connectivity, algorithmic influence, and digital isolation. Its themes of control, convenience, and conformity resonate with an urgency that grows sharper each year. This Legacy Collection edition from Outpost Books pairs Forster's original text with a bold new modern retelling, reimagined for the twenty-first century. Together, they form a conversation across time-an exploration of how the promises of progress can both sustain and suffocate us. For readers of classic dystopian and speculative fiction, The Machine Stops is not just a story from the past-it is a mirror held up to the world we have built, and a reminder that the most fragile system of all may be the one we never question.
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Edward Morgan Forster (1879 - 1970), better known by his pen name E. M. Forster, was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel Howards End: "Only connect ... ". His 1908 novel, A Room with a View, is his most optimistic work, while A Passage to India (1924) brought him his greatest success. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 16 different years.