Project Gutenberg 2020-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 129 Walton, Bryce 1918 1988 O'Hara, Kenneth McWilliams, Al 1916 1993 McWilliams, Alden Spurr McWilliams, A. In His Image Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1948 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "In His Image" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction novella written during the late 1940s. The narrative takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where the remnants of humanity live underground following a cataclysmic war that has led to the rise of intelligent machines, referred to as "Mechs." The book delves into themes of survival, identity, and the relationship between creator and creation, posing questions about the nature of life and consciousness. The story follows a character named Jon, who is trapped with a small group of humans in a cavernous hideaway after a devastating war that eradicated much of humanity. Driven by a desire for freedom and a refusal to live like a "grub" underground, Jon ventures to the surface and witnesses the towering Mechs that now roam the earth. As he confronts these metallic giants, he grapples with the realization that they are the products of human ingenuity, yet they have surpassed their creators in intelligence and power. In a heart-wrenching climax, Jon attempts to assert his humanity in front of the Mechs and express that he is their creator, only to be met with indifference and the imminent threat of annihilation. Walton’s narrative ultimately serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of humanity's own creations and the indelible connection between life and the machines we engineer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Robots -- Fiction Apocalyptic fiction Regression (Civilization) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 39761 2025-06-25T08:33:49.208844 text/html 15714 2024-10-18T08:18:28 text/html 421696 2025-06-25T08:33:50.859816 application/epub+zip 420503 2025-06-25T08:33:49.633859 application/epub+zip 75163 2025-06-25T08:33:49.402859 application/epub+zip 454344 2025-06-25T08:33:51.957821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447149 2025-06-25T08:33:50.655869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102089 2022-09-28T18:49:45.767530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33478 2023-09-27T08:51:15.142167 text/plain 13656 2024-10-18T08:18:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17375 2025-06-25T08:33:52.086844 application/rdf+xml 32411 2025-06-25T08:33:49.499859 image/jpeg 5293 2025-06-25T08:33:49.450816 image/jpeg 413108 2025-06-25T08:33:49.220831 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia