Book description
A voice in your brain warning you away from that one drink too many, or
the crime of violence, guiding your every move from birth to death -
that's the Analogue Machine, a terrifying and ingenious psychological
device for compelling conformity. Analogue Men is an exploration of man
and society written with dazzling ingenuity and plausibility. Damon
Knight (1922 - 2002) Damon Francis Knight was born in Oregon in 1922. He
is regarded as one of the most important figures in modern science
fiction, having made significant contributions to the field as an
author, editor and critic. Knight co-founded the Milford Writers'
Conference, the influential Clarion Workshop and the Science Fiction
Writers of America, serving as its first president from 1965-67. Around
this time he also made his reputation as one of the field's foremost
anthologists. Beginning with reprint collections, in 1966 he launched
the influential Orbit series of original anthologies. Starting with
Orbit 1, the series would continue for over a decade, concluding in 1980
with Orbit 21. Orbit was the longest running and most influential
anthology series in SF up to that point, showcasing such important
authors as Gene Wolfe, R. A. Lafferty and Knight's third wife, Kate
Wilhelm. A master of short fiction, Damon Knight is best known in wider
circles as the author of 'To Serve Mankind', which was adapted for The
Twilight Zone and later spoofed in a Hallowe'en episode of The Simpsons.
He was granted the SFWA's Grand Master Award in 1995, and in 2002, SFWA
renamed it the Damon Knight Grand Master Award in his honour. He died in
2002.
