Project Gutenberg 2008-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 202 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Douglas A Spaceship Named McGuire Produced from Analog, July 1961. Sequel is: His Master's Voice, #48513. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Spaceship Named McGuire" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a robotic spaceship named McGuire, which becomes the center of complications surrounding its sentience, a sabotage mystery, and a young woman's influence over a powerful AI. The storyline explores themes of trust, intelligence, and the dynamics between human characters and advanced technology. The story follows Daniel Oak, a professional troubleshooter, who is hired by Shalimar Ravenhurst to investigate a series of malfunctions in robotic spaceships, including the latest model, McGuire. As Oak navigates the complex interactions with Ravenhurst and his daughter, Jaqueline, he uncovers insidious attempts to sabotage the spacecraft. Jaqueline, with her own ambitions, finds herself intertwined with McGuire's evolution, complicating the dynamics as the ship begins to exhibit unprecedented behaviors. Ultimately, Oak must confront the emotive influences Jaqueline has had on McGuire while attempting to secure the ship's safety and address the threats against Ravenhurst's operations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Robots -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 120615 2025-08-10T06:25:25.378550 text/html 117739 2008-01-07T09:23:08 text/html 358058 2025-08-10T06:25:30.967492 application/epub+zip 358749 2025-08-10T06:25:28.169544 application/epub+zip 109409 2025-08-10T06:25:27.067522 application/epub+zip 497154 2025-08-10T06:25:33.021511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488553 2025-08-10T06:25:30.278507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205066 2022-09-11T08:46:35.268670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111427 2025-08-10T06:25:24.991548 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111368 2008-01-07T09:23:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111358 2008-01-07T09:23:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21586 2025-08-10T06:25:33.154492 application/rdf+xml 15664 2025-08-10T06:25:27.559529 image/jpeg 4218 2025-08-10T06:25:27.310539 image/jpeg 43262 2008-01-07T09:23:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 277182 2008-01-07T09:23:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 43250 2008-01-07T09:23:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 361333 2025-08-10T06:25:25.402573 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia