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Simularium

Author : R. McQueen

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 239 pages

File Size : 47,40 MB

Release : 2010-05-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1445759349

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This is a story about Michael. Michael has problems: he has problems with relationships, he has problems understanding other people's motives; he has problems with sex. In fact he has no insights into anyone other than himself. And he also has a drink problem. And then there are the drugs. But Michael is a genius, he makes the best virtual reality simulations in the world, simulations so real you could die in them. Which just happens to be another of Michael's problems. And then there are the rats...





Entanglements

Author : Sheila Williams

Publisher : MIT Press

Page : 234 pages

File Size : 47,3 MB

Release : 2020-09-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0262359332

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At the intersection of Soonish and Netflix's Black Mirror, award-winning science fiction authors from around the world offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology. In a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships--in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series considers the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on the emotional bonds that hold us together. The strange new worlds in these stories feature AI family therapy, floating fungitecture, and a futuristic love potion. Contributions include Xia Jia's novelette set in a Buddhist monastery, translated by the Hugo Award-winning writer Ken Liu; and a story by Nancy Kress, winner of six Hugos and two Nebulas.





The Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 2

Author : Jonathan Strahan

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 624 pages

File Size : 40,14 MB

Release : 2021-09-28

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1534449647

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Book Description

The most celebrated science fiction short story editor of our time, multi-award-winning editor and Locus Magazine critic Jonathan Strahan presents the definitive collection of best short science fiction of 2020. With short works from some of the most lauded science fiction authors, as well as rising stars, this science fiction collection displays the top talent and cutting-edge cultural moments that affect our lives, dreams, and stories. These brilliant authors examine the way we live now, our hopes, and struggles, all through the lens of the future. An assemblage of future classics, this star-studded anthology is a must-read for anyone who enjoys the vast and exciting world of science fiction.









Porn & Pong

Author : Damon Brown

Publisher : Feral House

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 41,58 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1932595368

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Explores, for the first time, how pornography and video games have influenced the world's sexual mores and technological compulsions on a massive scale. The first Atari systems and their phallic joysticks sold by the millions, reality TV skyrocketed at the same time The Sims took off and the surgically-endowed Pamela Anderson was outshone by only one other woman: Lara Croft. Porn & Pong examines how politics, hidden agendas and financial pressure affect the controversial art forms of gaming and pornography.