The truth machine
By: James L. Halperin.
Edition: 1st Ballantine Bks. ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Truthfulness and falsehood -- Fiction.; Capital punishment -- Fiction.
Description: The invention of a truth machine puts an end to lying, a state of affairs which revolutionizes the world. There is a reduction in crime, children do better at school, insurance premiums fall and a world government is made possible. The novel is narrated by a computer.
Notes: "A Del Rey book".
"Originally published in a slightly different form by Ivy Press, Inc. in 1996" -- verso t.p.