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The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Sixth Annual Collection

The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Sixth Annual Collection

Castroianni, Eleanna
Egan, Greg
Larson, Rich

Paperback

Series: The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories, Book 6

Science Fiction

ISBN10: 1884612865
ISBN13: 9781884612862
Publisher: Infinivox
Published: Oct 17 2025
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An unabridged collection spotlighting the best robot and AI stories published in 2024 by current and emerging masters of the science fiction genre, edited by Allan Kaster.
  • The Lark Ascending by Eleanna Castroianni-A robot aids a girl whose memory has been erased by the government.
  • The Best Version of Yourself by Grant Collier-A corporation offers a brain procedure that allows everyone to become the best version of themselves via nanobots.
  • Death and the Gorgon by Greg Egan-A sheriff investigates the collapse of a cryogenic storage facility with the help of an AI.
  • The Indomitable Captain Holli by Rich Larson-An AI with unclear motives presents itself as a pirate to a young girl who's eager for adventure.
  • Three Views of a Parking Lot by Ken Liu-A parking lot becomes a lens into humanity's forgotten spaces as viewed by a small robot searching for meaning.
  • The Optics of Infinity by James Morrow-An AI aboard a space telescope suffers from anxiety attacks as it travels toward the Alpha Moment.
  • Burned Like Coal by T. R. Napper-Two women and an AI infiltrate a power plant.
  • Arazem-2 Is Waiting for a Letter by Amal Singh-A robot grows frustrated with its retirement.
  • The Robot by Lavie Tidhar-A general-purpose robot goes about its duties for nearly six hundred years.
  • Tepid War by Jay Werkheiser-A product manager in Manhattan goes about his daily routine amidst a war that does not target civilians.
  • Nine Billion Turing Tests by Chris Willrich-During a flooding event in Silicon Valley, a software engineer grieving the loss of his wife struggles with both people and AIs.

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