OT (sort of): Farewell to the Master

[Baron Munchausen]

I recently discovered that the original short-story on which the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still was based is available online. Apparently its copyright was not kept up by whoever controlled it.

http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/bates.html

Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates features a human character named Klaatu like the movie, but the robot is named Gnut rather than Gort. In the tradition of American short stories, it ends with a surprise twist right at the end. I think 4X gamers will like this twist.

[Arkcon]

You just scared the Carp out of me, Baron. I thought some SEV shipset builder or modder had died.

[Ed Kolis]

Heh, and I thought the guy who played "The Master" on Doctor Who had died