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The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Third Annual Collection
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Series: The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories, Book 3
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ISBN13: 9798357907639
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 8 2022
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 8 2022
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An unabridged collection spotlighting the best robot and AI stories published in 2021 by current and emerging masters of the science fiction genre, edited by Allan Kaster.
- My Heart Is at Capacity by TJ Berry-An AI, designed to be the perfect romantic partner, wants to become an even better partner.
- A Necessary Being by Indrapramit Das-In an age of plagues, a mecha pilot adopts a young girl in a reforesting Kolkata.
- Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma by R.S.A. Garcia-A woman seeks to re-bond with her sister AI while falling in love with the man who rescued her from a crash landing on an alien planet.
- Bread and Circuits by Misha Lenau-A neural network researcher tries to keep a sentient toaster from committing suicide after it joins an orphanage for abandoned smart machines.
- Philly Killed His Car by Will McIntosh-A man needs to sell a car that refuses to be sold.
- A Vast Silence by T. R. Napper-A petty thief steals a woman's shoes that turn out to be highly sought-after AI tech.
- Muallim by Ray Nayler-A village is determined to keep its robot teacher, even though it's not performing as originally designed.
- Uploading Angela by Lettie Prell-A dying librarian's cognitive upload to a virtual world turns problematic when all evidence of a computer virus mysteriously disappears.
- An Hour to Ames by Dan Reade-A woman avoids visiting her abusive mother in a hospice by sending her android assistant in her stead.
- Mixology for Humanity's Sake by D.A. Xiaolin Spires-A sake brewer struggling to survive during a pandemic becomes instrumental in the delivery of vaccines with the help of cute, doll-like bots.
- Room to Live by Marie Vibbert-A call center employee deals with a haughty roommate, the homeless, and a possible robot uprising while trying to keep her job.
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