The Ego Machine

Celebrated playwright Nicholas Martin didn¿t read the small print in his Hollywood options contract. Now he¿s facing five years of servitude to a conceited director named Raoul St. Cyr, who¿s taken a thoughtful play about Portuguese fishermen and added dancing mermaids. When it seems the plot has changed to include a robot from the future Nicholas looses all hope, but this robot may be just what he needs to win his freedom. ¿ The Ego Machine was first published in the May, 1952 issue of Space Science Fiction magazine. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)