{"product_id":"the-years-top-robot-and-ai-stories-third-annual-collection-9798357907639","title":"The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Third Annual Collection","description":"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.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"My Heart Is at Capacity\" by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTJ Berry\u003c\/b\u003e-An AI, designed to be the perfect romantic partner, wants to become an even better partner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A Necessary Being\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndrapramit Das\u003c\/b\u003e-In an age of plagues, a mecha pilot adopts a young girl in a reforesting Kolkata.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eR.S.A. Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e-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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Bread and Circuits\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMisha Lenau\u003c\/b\u003e-A neural network researcher tries to keep a sentient toaster from committing suicide after it joins an orphanage for abandoned smart machines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Philly Killed His Car\" by Will McIntosh\u003c\/b\u003e-A man needs to sell a car that refuses to be sold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A Vast Silence\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eT. R. Napper\u003c\/b\u003e-A petty thief steals a woman's shoes that turn out to be highly sought-after AI tech.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Muallim\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRay Nayler\u003c\/b\u003e-A village is determined to keep its robot teacher, even though it's not performing as originally designed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Uploading Angela\" by Lettie Prell\u003c\/b\u003e-A dying librarian's cognitive upload to a virtual world turns problematic when all evidence of a computer virus mysteriously disappears.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"An Hour to Ames\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDan Reade\u003c\/b\u003e-A woman avoids visiting her abusive mother in a hospice by sending her android assistant in her stead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Mixology for Humanity's Sake\" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires\u003c\/b\u003e-A sake brewer struggling to survive during a pandemic becomes instrumental in the delivery of vaccines with the help of cute, doll-like bots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Room to Live\" by Marie Vibbert\u003c\/b\u003e-A call center employee deals with a haughty roommate, the homeless, and a possible robot uprising while trying to keep her job.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12031990\"\u003eTj Berry\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7205831\"\u003eIndrapramit Das\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8323430\"\u003eR. S. a. Garcia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798357907639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8357907636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028040\"\u003eScience Fiction | Collections \u0026amp; Anthologies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44691728531693,"sku":"9798357907639","price":22.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_27726829-966c-40dc-80cd-dab996a0b046.jpg?v=1703732941","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-years-top-robot-and-ai-stories-third-annual-collection-9798357907639","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}