Made to Order
Robots and Revolution
348 pages · Released Mar 17, 2020 · Solaris
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This is an anthology of speculative fiction stories exploring themes of robot consciousness, inequality, and social justice through science fiction. Most stories are thoughtful and optimistic despite dealing with serious themes like exploitation and oppression. Individual story intensity varies—some contain mild violence or philosophical darkness, while others are gentler explorations of what it means to be alive. The collection rewards empathy and critical thinking about personhood and fairness.
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100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, “robots” are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games. They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is wh... 100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, “robots” are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games. They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where hope and optimism shines through. Including stories by: Brooke Bolander · John Chu · Daryl Gregory · Peter F. Hamilton · Saad Z. Hossain · Rich Larson · Ken Liu · Ian R. Macleod · Annalee Newitz · Tochi Onyebuchi · Suzanne Palmer · Sarah Pinsker · Vina Jie-Min Prasad · Alastair Reynolds · Sofia Samatar · Peter Watts
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