Description:When tomorrow has become a question mark -- filled with as much malice as promise -- can science fiction be a means of exploring the answer? Virtual Futures presents eighteen bursts of speculative fiction that explore the landscape of the near future: short stories that depict a world populated by killer voice-controlled speakers, AIs with mental health disorders, narcotic nanobots, and much, much more. With previous appearances from Pat Cadigan, M. John Harrison, and Alan Moore, discover what this generation of authors think will be awaiting us when we step into the future...An anthology of eighteen speculative science-fiction stories from established and emerging authors. Focusing on the human and social consequences of artificial intelligence, biohacking, and automated surveillance, these stories are compiled from the Virtual Futures 'Near-Future Fictions' events on the immediate futures of humanity and technology. ContentsForeword: On the Origins of Near Future FictionsHelen Marshall IntroductionNicola Fawcett There's Gold in Them Thar Hills, Boys, You Just Need to Know Where to Find ItVaughan Stanger Bee FuturesAllen Ashley Inside, OutsideJule Owen Young BloodA. Umbra Cries and Bionic EyesL.P Lee Truth and What Comes AfterJackie Kingon Gourmet HungerJane Norris The Department of Re-pairingStephen Oram The Never-Ending Nanobot NectarVery Very Far Away 'Very Very Far Away' Episode 01 -- DeadIan Steadman Looking GlassBritta F. Schulte The SecretJamie Watt SequenceDaniel Sainty If you know what's good for youC.R Dudley Undefined VariableJohn Houlihan CarersChristine Aicardi The Tablet StrokerChristopher Butera Independent, SuperiorWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Virtual Futures: Near-Future Fictions vol. 1. To get started finding Virtual Futures: Near-Future Fictions vol. 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: When tomorrow has become a question mark -- filled with as much malice as promise -- can science fiction be a means of exploring the answer? Virtual Futures presents eighteen bursts of speculative fiction that explore the landscape of the near future: short stories that depict a world populated by killer voice-controlled speakers, AIs with mental health disorders, narcotic nanobots, and much, much more. With previous appearances from Pat Cadigan, M. John Harrison, and Alan Moore, discover what this generation of authors think will be awaiting us when we step into the future...An anthology of eighteen speculative science-fiction stories from established and emerging authors. Focusing on the human and social consequences of artificial intelligence, biohacking, and automated surveillance, these stories are compiled from the Virtual Futures 'Near-Future Fictions' events on the immediate futures of humanity and technology. ContentsForeword: On the Origins of Near Future FictionsHelen Marshall IntroductionNicola Fawcett There's Gold in Them Thar Hills, Boys, You Just Need to Know Where to Find ItVaughan Stanger Bee FuturesAllen Ashley Inside, OutsideJule Owen Young BloodA. Umbra Cries and Bionic EyesL.P Lee Truth and What Comes AfterJackie Kingon Gourmet HungerJane Norris The Department of Re-pairingStephen Oram The Never-Ending Nanobot NectarVery Very Far Away 'Very Very Far Away' Episode 01 -- DeadIan Steadman Looking GlassBritta F. Schulte The SecretJamie Watt SequenceDaniel Sainty If you know what's good for youC.R Dudley Undefined VariableJohn Houlihan CarersChristine Aicardi The Tablet StrokerChristopher Butera Independent, SuperiorWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Virtual Futures: Near-Future Fictions vol. 1. To get started finding Virtual Futures: Near-Future Fictions vol. 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.