Friends For Robots
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
In this upbeat, positive collection of SFF short stories from Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, author of So You Want to Be A Robot, you'll find hope, humor, friendship—and of course, robots.
Have you heard the one about...
...a neural network who wants humans to drink more water?
...a person stranded on Mars with only an obsolete robotic toy?
...a cyborg caught in a time loop with a frightened ship?
...a self-aware mech who doesn't want to be a weapon anymore?
...an AI sent into the deepest part of the ocean—finds a god?
You'll also meet entrepreneurial barbarians, an astronaut making first contact, a boy who might have (accidentally) started Armageddon, magical birds, a bot who wants to tell jokes, and more. Whether you're a robot or not, come make some new friends. :)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Wolfmoor (So You Want to Be a Robot) offers a sanguine second collection featuring an admirable variety of queer and neurodiverse human and robot characters who thrive amid adversity. These 12 speculative shorts circle the theme of forging perspective-changing friendships in unlikely places, among them an abandoned Mars settlement in "This Cold Red Dust," the ocean depths in "Behold the Deep Never Seen," within a time loop in "The Machine Is Experiencing Uncertainty," and in uncharted deep space in "The Frequency of Compassion." Three stories—"it me, ur smol," "Housebot After the Uprising," and "Steadyboi After the Apocalypse"—are told from the perspective of robots (an artificial neural network tweetbot, a household assistant, and a weaponized war robot, respectively) who become fond of humanity. Both "Bring the Bones That Sing" and "HEXPOCOLYPSE" delve into fantasy, centering young protagonists on magical adventures. The comic "The Loincloth and the Broadsword" features a barbarian struggling to embrace his passions, while "Lonely Robot on a Rocket Ship in Space" features a teenage human determined to become a robot. The consistent themes make for a cohesive whole, while Wolfmoor's narrators and prose styles differ enough to keep readers' interest piqued. The result is a charming outing that uses speculative elements to illustrate a message of kindness and tolerance. (Self-published)
