Farewell to the Master

"Farewell to the Master"
Short story by Harry Bates
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
Publication
Published inAstounding Science Fiction
Publication typeMagazine
Publication dateOctober 1940 (1940-10)

"Farewell to the Master" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Harry Bates. It was first published in Astounding Science Fiction in October 1940. The story originally featured three illustrations by American artist Frank Kramer. The novelette was loosely adapted for the film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).