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| Author | Robert Mason |
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| Cover artist | cover artist |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Putnam (1st edition) |
Publication date | 1 March 1989 (1st edition) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-399-13447-6 (first edition, hardback) |
| Followed by | Solo |
Weapon is a 1989 science fiction novel by Robert Mason. The book was Mason's first novel; he had previously written a memoir about his experiences in Vietnam titled Chickenhawk. The book is about an android, designed to kill, which experiences a crisis of conscience and runs away from its government masters to live in a Nicaraguan village.