"Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives. With contributions from a mix of bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming writers, and including a rare story by “the father of artificial intelligence,” Dr. John McCarthy, Robot Uprisings meticulously describes the exhilarating and terrifying near-future in which humans can only survive by being cleverer than the rebellious machines they have created."
Robot Uprisings is an anthology edited by John Joseph Adams (King of Anthologies) and Daniel H. Wilson (Robopacalypse, Amped) and as cool this anthology sounds, just look at the author lineup:
Reynolds, Cline, Doctorow, and Charles Yu are favorites of mine, plus there's Hugh Howey, Nnedi Okorafor, Seasnan McGuire. In addition, editor John Joseph Adams is doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on reddit.com this very day. What are you still doing here?!TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Foreword—Daniel H. Wilson
- Complex God—Scott Sigler
- Cycles—Charles Yu
- Lullaby—Anna North
- Eighty Miles an Hour All the Way to Paradise—Genevieve Valentine
- Executable—Hugh Howey (reprint)
- The Omnibot Incident—Ernest Cline
- Epoch—Cory Doctorow (reprint)
- Human Intelligence—Jeff Abbott
- The Golden Hour—Julianna Baggott
- Sleepover—Alastair Reynolds (reprint)
- Seasoning—Alan Dean Foster
- Nanonauts! In Battle with Tiny Death-subs!—Ian McDonald
- Of Dying Heroes and Deathless Deeds—Robin Wasserman
- The Robot and the Baby—John McCarthy (reprint)
- We are All Misfit Toys in the Aftermath of the Velveteen War—Seanan McGuire
- Spider the Artist—Nnedi Okorafor (reprint)
- Small Things—Daniel H. Wilson
