{"product_id":"the-years-top-robot-and-ai-stories-sixth-annual-collection-paperback","title":"The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Sixth Annual Collection - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEleanna Castroianni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGreg Egan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRich Larson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unabridged collection spotlighting the best robot and AI stories published in 2024 by current and emerging masters of the science fiction genre, edited by Allan Kaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Lark Ascending\" by Eleanna Castroianni\u003c\/b\u003e-A robot aids a girl whose memory has been erased by the government.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Best Version of Yourself\" by Grant Collier\u003c\/b\u003e-A corporation offers a brain procedure that allows everyone to become the best version of themselves via nanobots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Death and the Gorgon\" by Greg Egan\u003c\/b\u003e-A sheriff investigates the collapse of a cryogenic storage facility with the help of an AI.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Indomitable Captain Holli\" by Rich Larson\u003c\/b\u003e-An AI with unclear motives presents itself as a pirate to a young girl who's eager for adventure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Three Views of a Parking Lot\" by Ken Liu\u003c\/b\u003e-A parking lot becomes a lens into humanity's forgotten spaces as viewed by a small robot searching for meaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Optics of Infinity\" by James Morrow\u003c\/b\u003e-An AI aboard a space telescope suffers from anxiety attacks as it travels toward the Alpha Moment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Burned Like Coal\" by T. R. Napper\u003c\/b\u003e-Two women and an AI infiltrate a power plant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Arazem-2 Is Waiting for a Letter\" by Amal Singh\u003c\/b\u003e-A robot grows frustrated with its retirement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Robot\" by Lavie Tidhar\u003c\/b\u003e-A general-purpose robot goes about its duties for nearly six hundred years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Tepid War\" by Jay Werkheiser\u003c\/b\u003e-A product manager in Manhattan goes about his daily routine amidst a war that does not target civilians.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Nine Billion Turing Tests\" by Chris Willrich\u003c\/b\u003e-During a flooding event in Silicon Valley, a software engineer grieving the loss of his wife struggles with both people and AIs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47499192303837,"sku":"9781884612862","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/8ZGFSWS8jS9781884612862.webp?v=1771996936","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-years-top-robot-and-ai-stories-sixth-annual-collection-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}