''Second Ending'' is a

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novel by northern Irish writer James White, published in June 1961. It first appeared in ''

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'' edited by

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and publish by

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.''Second Ending''
in ''Fantastic Stories of Imagination'', isfdb.org Short listed for the

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, it tells the story of the only human survivor on Earth after a series of nuclear wars, accompanied by a group of robots.

References

1961 British novels 1961 science fiction novels British science fiction novels Novels about robots Novels by James White (author) Post-apocalyptic novels Ace Books books {{1960s-sf-novel-stub