This is a classic science fiction short story by Robert Sheckley, a Hugo
and Nebula Award nominated author. The story deals with the subject of
artificial intelligence and the questions that arise from allowing them
to have the power to decide right from wrong. This work is part of our
Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing
some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed
authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert
Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the
history of science fiction.