ISBN: 1914953762 9781914953767

Category: Fiction / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies

Page count: 278

<p>Fiona Moore is a Canadian-born academic, writer and critic living in London. Her work has been shortlisted for BSFA Awards and a World Fantasy Award. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Asimov's, Interzone, ParSec and elsewhere, and has been selected for four consecutive editions of The Best of British Science Fiction.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Eighteen stories drawn from more than a decade of publications, plus the title story: a brand new novelette that appears here for the first time.</p> <p><br></p> <p>From a woman rebelling against the corporation that has turned her into living, breathing product placement to a story of misfit automata that have outlived their sell-by date. From a murder case involving an AI car to the hunt for a sentient battle tank lost somewhere in the jungle... These stories show us disturbing futures that may be a lot closer than we like to think.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>Terms And Conditions</p> <p>Morning in the Republic of America</p> <p>Selma Eats</p> <p>Doomed Youth</p> <p>Leave Only Footprints</p> <p>The Ghosts of Trees</p> <p>Push A Little Button</p> <p>The Island of Misfit Toys</p> <p>Mnemotechnic</p> <p>The Kindly Race</p> <p>Proteus in the City</p> <p>That Fish Sex Movie</p> <p>Rabbit Season</p> <p>The Mouse Trap</p> <p>The Stepford App</p> <p>Jolene</p> <p>The Lori</p> <p>Human Resources</p> <p>Every Little Star</p> <p>About the Author</p> <p><br></p> <p>Of The Lori: "From a technology perspective, this is a beautiful example of how real AI might fail." - Rocket Stack Rank</p> <p><br></p> <p>Of Every Little Star: "It's a great story, well thought out and well dramatized" - Locus (staff pick)</p>