"For a Breath I Tarry" is a 1966 post-apocalyptic novelette by American writer Roger Zelazny, which was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 1967. Set in a future long after the self-extinction of humanity, the novelette recounts the tale of Frost, a sentient machine. Although humans have caused their own extinction, the sentient machines that they created continue the work of rebuilding a shattered Earth.
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- contained in Alpha Oneanthology
- contained in A Very Large Array: New Mexico Science Fiction and Fantasyanthology
- contained in Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds 2anthology
- contained in Modern Science Fictionanthology
- contained in Power & Lightcollection
- contained in Robots Through the Agesanthology
- contained in The Best of Roger Zelaznycollection
- contained in The Last Defender of Camelotcollection
- contained in The Last Defender of Camelotcollection
- contained in The Magic: (October 1961-October 1967) Ten Talescollection
- contained in World's Best Science Fiction: 1967anthology