3.7(3)

The K-Factor

The K-Factor is a science fiction short story by Harry Harrison, first published in 1960.

The human race has reached the stars, colonized many planets and done amazing things in all areas of scientific progress.

But humans are still humans and remain both honorable and not so honorable; some with high ideals and others with very low ones indeed.

So why hasn't war occurred in several centuries among the hundreds of planets? Has man really changed? Not on your life it hasn't! Science has given man peace but at what cost?

“Speed never hurt anybody--it's the sudden stop at the end. It's not how much change that signals danger, but how fast it's changing.... “

The K-Factor first appeared in Analog December 1960.

Total Running Time (TRT): 1 hour, 2 min.

Harry Max Harrison (1925-2012) was an American science fiction author. Harrison is known for his writing, particularly his humorous and satirical science fiction, such as the Stainless Steel Rat series and the novel Bill, the Galactic Hero (which satirises Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers). Harrison is also known for his novel Make Room! Make Room! (1966). The novel was the rough basis for the motion picture Soylent Green (1973).


Verteller:

Duurtijd:

  • 29 bladzijden

Taal:

Engels


  1. Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey : A Thrilling Space Adventure Through Alien Worlds, Ancient Mysteries, and the Fate of Humanity

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Zenith Evergreen Literary Co

    book
  2. Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey : Journey Beyond the Stars

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Zenith Crescent Moon Press

    book
  3. Black Cat Weekly #122

    Robert F. Young, Mark Troy, Hal Charles, Nikki Knight, August Derleth, Harry Harrison, Elizabeth Elwood, Edgar Wallace, Thomas M. Disch, Jack Sharkey

    book
  4. Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey : A Premium Collection of Classic Science Fiction Novellas and Short Stories

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, Bluefire Books, Philip K Dick

    book
  5. Black Cat Weekly #91

    Noel Loomis, M. Christian, Dick Donovan, Darrell Schweitzer, Harry Harrison, Harvey J. O'Higgins, George O. Smith, Kathleen Marple Kalb, Hal Charles, Jacqueline Freimor

    book
  6. The Science Fiction Anthology

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, Icarsus, Philip K Dick

    book
  7. The Science Fiction Anthology

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, HB Classics, Philip K Dick

    book
  8. Planet of the Damned

    Harry Harrison

    book
  9. The Science Fiction Anthology

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, knowledge house, Philip K Dick

    book
  10. The Science Fiction Anthology

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, Pocket Classic, Philip K Dick

    book
  11. The Science Fiction Anthology

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, Classics HQ, Philip K Dick

    book
  12. The Science Fiction Anthology

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, Masterpiece Everywhere, Philip K Dick

    book