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The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection
(2021)(The second book in the Year's Top Robot and AI Stories series)
An anthology of stories edited by Allan Kaster
An 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.
“Callme and Mink” by Brenda Cooper—A robot that trains dogs tries to find good homes for them in a post-collapse world.
“Go. Now. Fix.” byTimons Esaias—A “Panda Pillow,” programmed to comfort children, finds itself in the middle of an airplane disaster.
“Your Boyfriend Experience” byJames Patrick Kelly—A sexbot designer wants his boyfriend to test out his latest android.
“Metal Like Blood in the Dark” byT. Kingfisher—Two space-faring robot siblings, living off sunlight and metal, are captured by an evil drone.
“The Beast Adjoins” by Ted Kosmatka— A woman stranded on a comet schemes to keep her son alive and beat the AIs who have nearly wiped out humanity.
“50 Things Every AI Working with Humans Should Know” byKen Liu— The obituary for an AI provides a list of advice for other advanced AIs.
“The Ambient Intelligence” byTodd McAulty—A man in power armor confronts a sixty-ton killer robot hiding out in a shipwreck in Lake Michigan.
“Nic and Viv’s Compulsory Courtship” by Will McIntosh—An AI that controls a city sets up an unwilling couple to become “ideal partners.”
“Father” byRay Nayler—In an alternate 1950s, the VA sends a robot to be a surrogate father to the son of a dead soldier.
“A Guide for Working Breeds” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad—A grumpy robot mentors a perky robot who is having problems with its role in society.
“Rover” by A. T. Sayre—A Martian rover, unable to communicate with Earth, detects a repeating radio signal from a spaceship.
“Come the Revolution” byIan Tregillis—In an alternate 18th Century Holland, a robot is determined to escape her makers’ constraints.
“Sparklybits” by Nick Wolven—The sole stay-at-home mother of a multi-mom family must come to a gut-wrenching decision about their virus-infected smart home.
Genre: Science Fiction
“Callme and Mink” by Brenda Cooper—A robot that trains dogs tries to find good homes for them in a post-collapse world.
“Go. Now. Fix.” byTimons Esaias—A “Panda Pillow,” programmed to comfort children, finds itself in the middle of an airplane disaster.
“Your Boyfriend Experience” byJames Patrick Kelly—A sexbot designer wants his boyfriend to test out his latest android.
“Metal Like Blood in the Dark” byT. Kingfisher—Two space-faring robot siblings, living off sunlight and metal, are captured by an evil drone.
“The Beast Adjoins” by Ted Kosmatka— A woman stranded on a comet schemes to keep her son alive and beat the AIs who have nearly wiped out humanity.
“50 Things Every AI Working with Humans Should Know” byKen Liu— The obituary for an AI provides a list of advice for other advanced AIs.
“The Ambient Intelligence” byTodd McAulty—A man in power armor confronts a sixty-ton killer robot hiding out in a shipwreck in Lake Michigan.
“Nic and Viv’s Compulsory Courtship” by Will McIntosh—An AI that controls a city sets up an unwilling couple to become “ideal partners.”
“Father” byRay Nayler—In an alternate 1950s, the VA sends a robot to be a surrogate father to the son of a dead soldier.
“A Guide for Working Breeds” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad—A grumpy robot mentors a perky robot who is having problems with its role in society.
“Rover” by A. T. Sayre—A Martian rover, unable to communicate with Earth, detects a repeating radio signal from a spaceship.
“Come the Revolution” byIan Tregillis—In an alternate 18th Century Holland, a robot is determined to escape her makers’ constraints.
“Sparklybits” by Nick Wolven—The sole stay-at-home mother of a multi-mom family must come to a gut-wrenching decision about their virus-infected smart home.
Genre: Science Fiction
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