Synopsis
A soldier pilot lands his crippled ship on an asteroid that contains a life hutch, an emergency rescue station, only to be trapped with a malfuctioning service robot.
History
First publication: If, April 1956
Review
Another dark vision from Ellison. This one is very much traditional science fiction. But it goes beyond that with Ellison digging deep into the thoughts, feelings and pains of his character. You get a strong sense of the torture the character is going through. Recommended for those looking for classic science fiction that is written better than most.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
Alone Against Tomorrow, hardcover, Macmillan / SFBC, 1971-06-00
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective, hardcover, The Nemo Press / SFBC, 1988-10-00
A Touch of Infinity/The Man with Nine Lives, paperback, Ace, 1960-00-00
Night and the Enemy, trade paperback, Comico, 1987-11-00
The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective, trade paperback, Morpheus International, 2001-05-00
All of the stories in the Earth-Kyba War series:
Sleeping Dogs
The Few, the Proud
Life Hutch
Trojan Hearse
The Untouchable Adolescents
Run for the Stars
