{"product_id":"the-years-top-robot-and-ai-stories-second-annual-collection-paperback","title":"The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill McIntosh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKen Liu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eT. Kingfisher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unabridged collection spotlighting the best robot and AI stories published in 2020 by current and emerging masters of the science fiction genre, edited by Allan Kaster.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Callme and Mink\" by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrenda Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e-A robot that trains dogs tries to find good homes for them in a post-collapse world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Go. Now. Fix.\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTimons Esaias\u003c\/b\u003e-A \"Panda Pillow,\" programmed to comfort children, finds itself in the middle of an airplane disaster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Your Boyfriend Experience\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames Patrick Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e-A sexbot designer wants his boyfriend to test out his latest android.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Metal Like Blood in the Dark\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eT. Kingfisher\u003c\/b\u003e-Two space-faring robot siblings, living off sunlight and metal, are captured by an evil drone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Beast Adjoins\" by Ted Kosmatka\u003c\/b\u003e- A woman stranded on a comet schemes to keep her son alive and beat the AIs who have nearly wiped out humanity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e50 Things Every AI Working with Humans Should Know\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eKen Liu\u003c\/b\u003e- The obituary for an AI provides a list of advice for other advanced AIs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Ambient Intelligence\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTodd McAulty\u003c\/b\u003e-A man in power armor confronts a sixty-ton killer robot hiding out in a shipwreck in Lake Michigan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Nic and Viv's Compulsory Courtship\" by Will McIntosh\u003c\/b\u003e-An AI that controls a city sets up an unwilling couple to become \"ideal partners.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Father\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRay Nayler\u003c\/b\u003e-In an alternate 1950s, the VA sends a robot to be a surrogate father to the son of a dead soldier.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A Guide for Working Breeds\" by Vina Jie-Min Prasad\u003c\/b\u003e-A grumpy robot mentors a perky robot who is having problems with its role in society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Rover\" by A. T. Sayre\u003c\/b\u003e-A Martian rover, unable to communicate with Earth, detects a repeating radio signal from a spaceship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Come the Revolution\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIan Tregillis\u003c\/b\u003e-In an alternate 18th Century Holland, a robot is determined to escape her makers' constraints.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Sparklybits\" by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Wolven\u003c\/b\u003e-The sole stay-at-home mother of a multi-mom family must come to a gut-wrenching decision about their virus-infected smart home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52548451959091,"sku":"9798498680118","price":31.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cHQ5Yy9GN1Jvb2tVRTFwTGcrRExoZz09.webp?v=1761037066","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-years-top-robot-and-ai-stories-second-annual-collection-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}