Dark Companion
- Form
- Novelette
- Year
- 1961
Publication history
- 1961: Amazing Stories January 1961, Magazine
- 1969: Dimension Thirteen, Ballantine Mass market paperback, 215 pp.
- 1971: Eva en de Dreieentwintig Adams, Bruna , 156 pp., in Dutch as De Duisterre Begeleider
- 1979: The Songs of Summer, Gollancz Hard cover book, 173 pp.
- 1981: The Songs of Summer, Pan Mass market paperback
- 1982: Les Chants de l'été, J'ai lu Mass market paperback, 245 pp., in French as Comme un frère
Blurb
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Comments
Leon Rocklin becomes very depressed after the death of his brother Jeff. After three suicide attempts, his parents buy him a Companion. The Companion is a synthetic human, an android much like those in Tower of Glass. It is quicker, stronger, and smarter than a human, so another attempt to kill himself will be futile. Nonetheless, Rocklin is determined to try. I found this story quite enjoyable, and did not find Silverberg's portayal of the main character to be shallow or clichéd. It's a human story put into a science-fictional setting and told sensitively (though perhaps wrapped up too quickly).
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