Twelve Tomorrows, 2020 Edition - Entanglements - Tomorrow's Lovers, Families, and Friends
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Science fiction authors offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology. In a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships—in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in theTwelve Tomorrows seriesconsiders the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on the emotional bonds that hold us together. The strange new worlds in these stories feature AI family therapy, floating fungitecture, and a futuristic love potion. A co-op of mothers attempts to raise a child together, lovers try to resolve their differences by employing a therapeutic sexbot, and a robot helps a woman dealing with Parkinson's disease. Contributions include Xia Jia's novelette set in a Buddhist monastery, translated by the Hugo Award-winning writer Ken Liu; a story by Nancy Kress, winner of six Hugos and two Nebulas; and a profile of Kress by Lisa Yaszek, Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech. Stunning artwork by Tatiana Plakhova—"infographic abstracts” of mixed media software—accompany the texts. Contributors
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Annalee Newitz
Cadwell Turnbull
James Patrick Kelly
KenLiu
Lisa Yaszek
Mary Robinette Kowal
Nancy Kress
Nick Wolven
Rich Larson
Sam J. Miller
Suzanne Palmer
Tatiana Plakhova
Xia Jia - Language
- English
- Series
- Twelve Tomorrows 2020
- ISBN
- 9780262539258
- Release date
- 2020
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Science fiction authors offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology. In a future world dominated by the technological, peo...