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Human Resources

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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. 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. 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. Contents: Terms And Conditions Morning in the Republic of America Selma Eats Doomed Youth Leave Only Footprints The Ghosts of Trees Push A Little Button The Island of Misfit Toys Mnemotechnic The Kindly Race Proteus in the City That Fish Sex Movie Rabbit Season The Mouse Trap The Stepford App Jolene The Lori Human Resources Every Little Star About the Author Of The Lori: "From a technology perspective, this is a beautiful example of how real AI might fail." - Rocket Stack Rank Of Every Little Star: "It's a great story, well thought out and well dramatized" - Locus (staff pick)

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781914953767
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Published:
  • April 14, 2024
  • Dimensions:
  • 148x210x16 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 367 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of Human Resources

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.

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.

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.

Contents:
Terms And Conditions
Morning in the Republic of America
Selma Eats
Doomed Youth
Leave Only Footprints
The Ghosts of Trees
Push A Little Button
The Island of Misfit Toys
Mnemotechnic
The Kindly Race
Proteus in the City
That Fish Sex Movie
Rabbit Season
The Mouse Trap
The Stepford App
Jolene
The Lori
Human Resources
Every Little Star
About the Author

Of The Lori: "From a technology perspective, this is a beautiful example of how real AI might fail." - Rocket Stack Rank

Of Every Little Star: "It's a great story, well thought out and well dramatized" - Locus (staff pick)

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