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The cosmic computer

Merlin was a god-like, infallible computer that could mean the salvation of a war-torn human race. But did it exist, and where was it?

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  • "Conn Maxwell returns from Terra to his home world of Poictesme, dubbed "The Junkyard Planet" because of all the military equipment left behind after the last war. Conn claims he has found the location of Merlin, a military super-computer rumored to have been left behind. But is Merlin real, or just a myth? And will Conn's knowledge of the computer save Poictesme -- or tear his world apart?"
  • "Merlin was a god-like, infallible computer that could mean the salvation of a war-torn human race. But did it exist, and where was it?"@en
  • "To the victor go the spoils -- and in the aftermath of a brutal and drawn-out war on the planet Poictesme, an agent is sent to hunt among the smoldering ruins for the most valuable prize of all: Merlin, the most powerful computer the universe has ever known. Will the mission be successful, or will the intrepid technology hunter come home empty-handed?"@en

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  • "Fiction"
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