Auto-da-Fé (short story)
"Auto-da-Fé" is a short story by Roger Zelazny from Harlan Ellison's science fiction anthology Dangerous Visions. The plot concerns a contest analogous to a bullfight between humans and autonomous cars, with human "mechadors" who combat robotic Chevrolets or Pontiacs.[1] It has been reprinted at least 40 times, in at least 4 languages.
| "Auto-da-Fé" | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roger Zelazny |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Published in | Dangerous Visions |
| Publication type | anthology |
| Publication date | December 1967 |
The title is a play on words involving the phrases auto-da-fé and automobile.
References
- Theodore Krulik Roger Zelazny 1986 p.28 "This short piece is an initial experiment in the examination of the robot mind that is connected, on the one hand, to other stories about cars, such as "Devil Car" (1965) and "Auto-Da-Fe" (1967),"
External links
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2014-04-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) from Sci Fiction
- Auto-da-Fé title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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