Human Resources
(2024)(The eighth book in the Polestars series)
A collection of stories by Fiona Moore
Fiona Moore is a Canadian-born academic, writer and critic living in London. Her work has been shortlisted for BSFA Awards and a World Fantasy Award. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Asimov's, Interzone and elsewhere, and has been selected for four consecutive editions of The Best of British SF.
Eighteen stories drawn from more than a decade of publications, plus the title story: a brand new novelette that appears here for the first time.
From a woman rebelling against the corporation that has turned her into living, breathing product placement to a story of misfit automata that have outlived their sell-by date. From a murder case involving an AI car to the hunt for a sentient battle tank lost somewhere in the jungle... These stories show us disturbing futures that may be a lot closer than we like to think.
Contents:
Terms And Conditions
Morning in the Republic of America
Selma Eats
Doomed Youth
Leave Only Footprints
The Ghosts of Trees
Push A Little Button
The Island of Misfit Toys
Mnemotechnic
The Kindly Race
Proteus in the City
That Fish Sex Movie
Rabbit Season
The Mouse Trap
The Stepford App
Jolene
The Lori
Human Resources
Every Little Star
About the Author
“A collection of intelligent, thoughtful, disturbing but ultimately optimistic speculative stories” – Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Of The Lori: “From a technology perspective, this is a beautiful example of how real AI might fail.” – Rocket Stack Rank
Of Every Little Star: “It’s a great story, well thought out and well dramatized” – Locus (staff pick)
Of That Fish Sex Movie: “Super description here, all strong visuals. The writer paints the scene… makes you want to keep reading.” – Writers' Rx
Genre: Science Fiction
Eighteen stories drawn from more than a decade of publications, plus the title story: a brand new novelette that appears here for the first time.
From a woman rebelling against the corporation that has turned her into living, breathing product placement to a story of misfit automata that have outlived their sell-by date. From a murder case involving an AI car to the hunt for a sentient battle tank lost somewhere in the jungle... These stories show us disturbing futures that may be a lot closer than we like to think.
Contents:
Terms And Conditions
Morning in the Republic of America
Selma Eats
Doomed Youth
Leave Only Footprints
The Ghosts of Trees
Push A Little Button
The Island of Misfit Toys
Mnemotechnic
The Kindly Race
Proteus in the City
That Fish Sex Movie
Rabbit Season
The Mouse Trap
The Stepford App
Jolene
The Lori
Human Resources
Every Little Star
About the Author
“A collection of intelligent, thoughtful, disturbing but ultimately optimistic speculative stories” – Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Of The Lori: “From a technology perspective, this is a beautiful example of how real AI might fail.” – Rocket Stack Rank
Of Every Little Star: “It’s a great story, well thought out and well dramatized” – Locus (staff pick)
Of That Fish Sex Movie: “Super description here, all strong visuals. The writer paints the scene… makes you want to keep reading.” – Writers' Rx
Genre: Science Fiction
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