The humanoids, an ultra-mechanical race created by man, have pursued the last remnants of mankind to a remote galactic outpost. One man, a member of the planet's ruling class, comes across a secret force that could be the only hope of defeating the machines.

The Humanoid Touch

Les siècles durant, la vitesse de la lumière avait été la limite absolue imposée aux voyages spatiaux et, même à cette vitesse, les astres étaient à des années les uns des autres. Puis la Compagnie Éronienne d’Énergie, de Transport et de Communication conçut le tube. Dès qu’un vaisseau conventionnel avait débarqué le terminal sur un monde éloigné, celui-ci pouvait être relié à Éron. Les étoiles devinrent plus proches.

Le Pont sur les étoiles

Est-ce le crépuscule de l'humanité ? En ce triste XXXe siècle, l'homme n'a jamais été aussi près de sa propre destruction. Venues de l'espace profond, les Méduses et leur civilisation belliqueuse s'apprêtent à anéantir l'espèce humaine. Et rien ne semble pouvoir arrêter la puissance de leur technologie, sauf... Sauf Akka, une arme terrifiante dont une seule personne, la belle Aladoree, détient le secret. C'est elle que doit protéger John Star, jeune officier de la légion de l'espace. Aussi, lorsque Aladoree est kidnappée sur la planète des Méduses, lui faut-il tenter l'expédition la plus risquée qu'ait jamais entreprise un soldat. Une poignée de combattants contre tout un monde. Ils incarnent l'honneur de la légion ; et l'ultime espoir de la race des hommes...

La Légion de l'Espace

From The SF Gateway, the most comprehensive digital library of classic  SFF titles ever assembled, comes an ideal sample introduction to the incredible career of Jack Williamson, whose career spanned over seventy years. 
Jack Williamson published his first SF story, 'The Metal Man', in 1928 and continued to write high quality SF until his death in 2006, along the way coining many of the terms the genre now takes for granted, such as 'terraforming' and 'genetic engineering'. He was the second writer (after Heinlein) to be named a SFWA Grand Master and was the oldest recipient of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. This volume contains The Legion of Space, the first volume in the eponymous series; The Humanoids; John W. Campbell Award-winning Terraforming Earth and his Hugo Award-winning autobiography Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction.

Jack Williamson SF Gateway Omnibus

A must-read for any science fiction fan, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two (published in two volumes, A & B) is a compilation of twenty-two of the best novellas published between 1895 and 1962. The two volumes were originally published in 1973 (Two-A) and 1974 (Two-B) after the stories were selected by a vote of the membership of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA, now known as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America). Volume Two-A has complete novellas by the following authors:Poul AndersonJohn W. Campbell, Jr. Lester del ReyRobert A. HeinleinC. M. KornbluthHenry Kuttner and C. L. MooreEric Frank RussellCordwainer SmithTheodore SturgeonH. G. WellsJack Williamson

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two-A (The Great Novellas)

"Without a doubt one of the most important science-fantasy books of its decade." - Damon KnightOn the far planet Wing IV, a brilliant scientist creates the humanoids - sleek black androids programmed to serve humanity. But are they perfect servants or perfect masters? Slowly the humanoids spread throughout the galaxy, threatening to stifle all human endeavor. Only a hidden group of rebels can stem the humanoid tide... if it's not already too late.First published in Astounding Science Fiction during the magazine's heyday, The Humanoids--science fiction grand master Jack Williamson's finest novel--has endured for fifty years as a classic on the theme of natural versus artificial life.Also included in this edition is the prelude novelette, "With Folded Hands," which was chosen for the Science Fiction Hall of Fame."Williamson's best novel, a classic dystopia and the single best work on robot[s]... outside of the work of Isaac Asimov." - Twentieth Century Science Fiction Writers

Les Humanoïdes

An international agency, COSMOS, is in charge of space exploration in the not very distant future. Odd forms of life have been discovered on Mars, Venus, and Jupiter; there may be a life form on Mercury; and finally something utterly mystifying is discovered on the moon. Three astronauts land and examine an installation that all three perceive as radically different - one sees a heap of gold, one a fort bristling with guns, one a space platform and space craft. They return to Earth with some crystals picked up at the mystery site.
All three soon produce children - the moon children, gifted, precocious, and seemingly damned by the crystals their fathers had handled. Two are eerily beautiful, the third a grotesque monster. And the three soon discover that they are Earth's hope for survival, as interplanetary invasion brings overwhelming alien forces to bear on mankind.

The Humanoid Touch

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