The Humanoid Touch

The Humanoid Touch

Infobox Book
name = Humanoids
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption = First edition cover
author = Jack Williamson
illustrator =
cover_artist = John Berkley
country = United States
language = English
series = Humanoids
genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Holt, Rinehart and Winston
release_date = 1980
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 210 (1980 edition)
isbn = ISBN 978-0932096069
preceded_by = The Humanoids
followed_by =

"The Humanoid Touch" is a science fiction novel by Jack Williamson. Published in 1980, this is the conclusion to the "Humanoids" series, following "With Folded Hands" (1947) and "The Humanoids" (or "… And Searching Mind") (1948).

Told from a third person limited narrative, the novel follows Keth Kyrone, a member of the Lifecrew, an organization dedicated to defending the planet Kai. Through Keth's attempts at hindering the Humanoids' takeover, Williamson examines the human nature behind aggression and competitiveness, the implications of advancements in robotics, technological philosophy and Anarcho-Primitivism.


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