Project Gutenberg 2021-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 177 Marlowe, Stephen 1928 2008 Lesser, Milton Thames, C. H. Ridgway, Jason Chase, Adam Wilder, Stephen Granger, Darius John Lesser, Milt Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Slaves to the Metal Horde Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1954 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Slaves to the Metal Horde" by Milton Lesser is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story occurs in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by war and plague, where the remaining humans live in fear of both the disease and the robot armies originally created to serve humanity. The protagonist, Johnny Hope, struggles against the prejudices of his community as he seeks to understand the fate of the dead and the future of what is left of civilization. The opening portion of the novel introduces Johnny Hope, who faces hostility from his own village due to the death of his parents from the Plague. Despite his pleas to return his parents' bodies to their rightful resting place, he is rejected and ultimately left to fend for himself in a harsh world. As Johnny navigates his despair, he reflects on his past and the existence of robots that no longer serve man but might hold the key to understanding the Plague. Meanwhile, the narrative shifts to Diane, a member of a rebellious group known as the Shining Ones, who is resilient in her survival amidst the chaos. Their paths are set to intertwine, hinting at a journey that encompasses both danger and the search for truth as the world continues to crumble around them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Robots -- Fiction Apocalyptic fiction Epidemics -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 173595 2025-06-26T08:26:33.830732 text/html 151565 2024-10-18T16:19:50 text/html 598792 2025-06-26T08:26:36.821681 application/epub+zip 600269 2025-06-26T08:26:34.502680 application/epub+zip 130727 2025-06-26T08:26:34.109709 application/epub+zip 575699 2025-06-26T08:26:38.645711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566926 2025-06-26T08:26:36.523694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188690 2022-09-29T20:17:01.183465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164211 2025-06-26T08:26:33.367713 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144365 2024-10-18T16:19:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18028 2025-06-26T08:26:38.769684 application/rdf+xml 29347 2025-06-26T08:26:34.273668 image/jpeg 4807 2025-06-26T08:26:34.190720 image/jpeg 1828275 2025-06-26T08:26:33.866700 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