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• William

  a Novel

  Coile, Mason, 1968-

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  Henry is a brilliant engineer who, after untold hours spent in his home laboratory, has achieved the discovery of his career-he has created artificially intelligent consciousness. He calls the half-formed robot William. No one knows about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Service Model

  Tchaikovsky, Adrian, 1972-

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  To fix the world they must first break it, further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into its core programming, they murder their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Terraformers

  Newitz, Annalee, 1969-

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  Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her. But the bright, clean future they're…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hey, Zoey

  a Novel

  Crossan, Sarah,

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  43-year-old Dolores O'Shea is logical, organized, and prepared to handle whatever comes her way. She keeps up with her job and housework, takes care of her mentally declining mother, and remains close with her old friends and her younger…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Toward Eternity

  a Novel

  Hur, Anton,

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  What does it mean to be human in a world where technology is quickly catching up to biology? In a near-future world, a new technological therapy is quickly eradicating cancer: The body’s cells are entirely replaced with nanites—robot or…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Out of the Drowning Deep

  Wise, A. C,

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  In the distant future, when mortals mingle with the gods in deep space, an out-of-date automaton, a recovering addict, and an angel race to solve the Pope's murder in an abandoned corner of the galaxy." -- Publisher's website. "Scribe IV…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mal Goes to War

  Ashton, Edward (Science fiction writer),

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  The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He's not above scouting the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hum

  Phillips, Helen, 1981-

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  In a city addled by climate change and populated by intelligent robots called "hums," May loses her job to artificial intelligence. In a desperate bid to resolve her family's debt and secure their future for another few months, she becomes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Archive Undying

  Candon, Emma Mieko,

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  When an AI dies, its city dies with it. When a city falls, it leaves a corpse behind. When that corpse funs off, only devotion can bring it back. When the robotic god of Khuon Mo went mad, it destroyed everything it touched. It killed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Annie Bot

  a Novel

  Greer, Sierra,

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  Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cascade Failure

  Sagas, L.M.

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  There are only three real powers in the Spiral: the corporate power of the Trust versus the Union's labor's leverage. Between them the Guild tries to keep everyone's hands above the table. It ain't easy. Branded a Guild deserter, Jal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mountain in the Sea

  Nayler, Ray,

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  Following a mysterious murder on an island off the coast of Vietnam, a research team convenes to study an octopus community that seems to be developing its own language and culture. Humans, AIs, and animals are swept up in the machinations…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shadows of Eternity

  a Novel

  Benford, Gregory, 1941-

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  Humanity has established a SETI library on the moon to decipher and interpret the many messages from alien societies we have discovered. The most intriguing messages are from complete artificial intelligences. Ruth, a beginner Librarian,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Have Always Been Here

  Nguyen, Lena,

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  Psychologist Dr. Grace Park is on the Deucalion, a survey ship headed to an icy planet in an unexplored galaxy. She is to observe the thirteen human crew members aboard the ship as they assess the colonization potential of the planet, Eos.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Loki's Ring

  Leicht, Stina,

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  When Ri, the AI she trained from inception, is trapped in the depths of Loki's Ring, an artificial alien-made solar system where everyone has been infected and killed by a mysterious contagion, Captain Gita Chithra must save Ri and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emergent Properties

  Ogden, Aimee,

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  A powerful A.I. reporter investigating on the moon comes back online to discover they have no memory of the past ten days nor any idea what leads they were following and tries to uncover the truth.

• Rubicon

  Dewes, J. S.,

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  Sergeant Adrienne Valero wants to die. She can't. After enduring a traumatic resurrection for the ninety-sixth time, Valero is reassigned to a special forces unit and outfitted with a cutting-edge virtual intelligence aid. They could turn…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Autonomous

  Newitz, Annalee, 1969-

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  Autonomous features a rakish female pharmaceutical pirate named Jack who traverses the world in her own submarine. A notorious anti-patent scientist who has styled herself as a Robin Hood heroine fighting to bring cheap drugs to the poor,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Machinehood

  Divya, S. B.,

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  Welga Ramirez, executive bodyguard and ex-special forces, is about to retire early when her client is killed in front of her. It's 2095 and people don't usually die from violence. Humanity is entirely dependent on pills that not only help…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Psalm for the Wild-built

  Chambers, Becky,

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  t's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One…Read moreRead more of this annotation