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upon Vulcan 3. The anti-Vulcan 3 forces make their move, resulting in the destruction of the artificial intelligence. Finally, humanity is freed from Unity and its technocratic dictatorship.
Publication details.
The novel is an expansion of a novella that was first printed in "Future Science Fiction" magazine in 1956.
"Vulcan's Hammer" was first published as a novel by Ace Books as one half of Ace Double D-457, bound dos-à-dos with John Brunner's "The Skynappers".
Vulcan's Hammer
Vulcan's Hammer is a 1960 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was released originally as an Ace Double. This has been considered to be the final outing of Dick's 1950s style pulp science fiction writing, before his better-received work such as the Hugo Award-winning "Man in the High Castle", published a year later.
Plot summary.
In 2029 CE, the Earth is run by the Unity organisation after a devastating world war. Unity runs the