Jamboree

Williamson, Jack. "Jamboree." Galaxy Dec. 1969. Coll. People Machines. New York: Ace, 1971. Into the Eighth Decade. Eugene, OR: Pulphouse, 1990. Rpt. with afterword by JW Those Who Can. Robin Scott Wilson, ed. New York: NAL, 1973.

An important story that presents a machine-ruled world complete with a robot Terrible Father and mechanical Devouring Mother. "Mother" (JW's word) quite literally devours her children when they are on the verge of puberty, preventing them from becoming adults. See entry for G. Bear, The Forge of God.[[Category: Fiction]]