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HUMAN RESOURCES IBD

NEWCON PRESS
04 / 2024
9781914953767
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Sinopsis

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.áHer short fiction has appeared ináClarkesworld, AsimovâÇÖs, Interzone, ParSecáand elsewhere, and has been selected for four consecutive editions ofáThe 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.ááFrom 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 ConditionsMorning in the Republic of AmericaSelma EatsDoomed YouthLeave Only FootprintsThe Ghosts of TreesPush A Little ButtonThe Island of Misfit ToysMnemotechnicThe Kindly RaceProteus in the CityThat Fish Sex MovieRabbit SeasonThe Mouse TrapThe Stepford AppJoleneThe LoriHuman ResourcesEvery Little StarAbout the AuthorOfáThe Lori: 'From a technology perspective, this is a beautiful example of how real AI might fail.'á- Rocket Stack RankOfáEvery Little Star: 'ItâÇÖs a great story, well thought out and well dramatized'á- Locus (staff pick)

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