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(3.86) | 1 | A cutting-edge anthology, published on the 100th anniversary of the word "Robot", exploring the impact it has had on the world, the possibilities and place of robots in society going forwards. 100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, " robots" are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games. They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where hope and optimism shines through. Including stories by: Brooke Bolander · John Chu · Daryl Gregory · Peter F. Hamilton · Saad Z. Hossain · Rich Larson · Ken Liu · Ian R. Macleod · Annalee Newitz · Tochi Onyebuchi · Suzanne Palmer · Sarah Pinsker · Vina Jie-Min Prasad · Alastair Reynolds · Sofia Samatar · Peter Watts … (more) |
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None ▾Book descriptions A cutting-edge anthology, published on the 100th anniversary of the word "Robot", exploring the impact it has had on the world, the possibilities and place of robots in society going forwards. 100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, "robots" are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games. They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where hope and optimism shines through. Including stories by: Brooke Bolander · John Chu · Daryl Gregory · Peter F. Hamilton · Saad Z. Hossain · Rich Larson · Ken Liu · Ian R. Macleod · Annalee Newitz · Tochi Onyebuchi · Suzanne Palmer · Sarah Pinsker · Vina Jie-Min Prasad · Alastair Reynolds · Sofia Samatar · Peter Watts ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, “robots” are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games.
They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where hope and optimism shines through.
Contents:
A Glossary of Radicalization by Brooke Bolander
Dancing with Death by John Chu
Brother Rifle by Daryl Gregory
Sonnie's Union by Peter F. Hamilton
The Endless by Saad Z Hossain
An Elephant Never Forgets by Rich Larson
Idols by Ken Liu
Sin Eater by Ian MacLeod
The Translator by Annalee Newitz
The Hurt Pattern by Tochi Onyebuchi
Chiaoscuro in Red by Suzanne Palmer
Bigger Fish by Sarah Pinsker
A Guide for Working Breeds by Vina Jie-Min Prasad
Polished Performance by Alastair Reynolds
Fairy Tales for Robots by Sofia Samatar
Test 4 Echo by Peter Watts | |
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"A Guide to Working Breeds" by Vina Jie-Min Prasad
I've read this one before, separately, and loved it. It was what prompted me to pick up this anthology. I loved it just as much the second time around. I'll be seeking out more of Prasad's work for sure. This is a definite highlight of the anthology.
"Idols" by Ken Liu
Liu is one of the authors whose work I have read before, and always enjoy to one degree or another. This story was fascinating, but more of a thought experiment than anything. It was enjoyable to think about, but I can't say if I *like* the characters or story itself. I liked the journey the story took, though, and that counts for a lot.
"Bigger Fish" by Sarah Pinsker
Pinsker is another author whose work I've read previously, though this story was new to me. I REALLY like it. This one is a contender for my favorite story in the anthology. It has good pacing, good characters, and is just plain fun.
"Dancing With Death" by John Chu
This story was also a lot of fun, and it's another contender for my favorite of the lot. The entire world presented in this story was neat, and I found the concept of what a sentient robot would do when faced with the prospect of battery failure fascinating.
"Polished Performance" by Alastair Reynolds
Love it! Great characters and setting. The ending was fitting but I kinda wanted one missing detail explained.
"The Translator" by Annalee Newitz
Neat and hopeful SF story. Would love more from this universe, especially from an AI POV.
"Fairy Tales for Robots" by Sofia Samatar
Neat idea, but I also would have been curious to have the actual fairy tales retold for robots. Instead it was a framing device for a story about sentient robots being introduced.
"Chiaroscuro in Red" by Suzanne Palmer
Fun story though we got much more about humans and less about robots. Neat idea of buying proxy robots to do your labor for you though. (