Deceivers, The

Publication date: 
1968-04
Publication type: 
Short Story
Published: 
Galaxy, April 1968
Opus No.: 
25
Setting: 
Known Space
I.U.C.: 
K.S. 09 (2113)
Characters: 
Luke Garner; Lloyd Masney
Summary: 

Lucas Garner reminisces about an incident at an automated restaurant that malfunctioned, with disasterous consequences for anyone who tried to escape through the robotic kitchen...

Notes: 

a.k.a. "Intent to Deceive"

Reprints: 

German anthology, Galaxy 13, 1969, as "Bedienung Inbegriffen" from Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München; Alternate Hilarities #6, 1994; Tales of Known Space; Three Books of Known Space