{"product_id":"robotic-ambitions-paperback","title":"Robotic Ambitions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLesley Conner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJason Sizemore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether striving to protect the family they've chosen, searching for meaning amid the chaos of the world, or questioning what it is that makes one alive, robotic ambition can mean many different things. \u003cem\u003eRobotic Ambitions: Tales of Mechanical Sentience \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the nuance of sentience manufactured and evolved within mechanical beings. It peels back the metal exterior and takes a hard look at what is inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin these pages you will discover stories of robots defying their coding for a chance at love, resisting societal norms so that they may experience art and pleasure, and searching for their place in a world that was not made for them, but rather was made to use them. These are stories about striking out on your own, building something new amid destruction, and doing whatever it takes to make sure you survive. Robots and AI are more than tools for humanity. They have their own goals, dreams, and aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology includes stories by Lavie Tidhar, Premee Mohamed, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Jason Sanford, and many more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes an introduction by Martha Wells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt-Who-Dreams-Under-Grey-Clouds in The-Town-Within-The-City by Marie Croke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe Builds Quick Machines by Lyndsie Manusos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut There With Them by N.V. Haskell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProspecting by Lavie Tidhar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Caregivers by Marie Vibbert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Town Full of Broken Tin Men by Danny Cherry Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArk by Liam Hogan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Still Life by Elliott Wink\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe City in the Forest by Premee Mohamed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Incomplete Record of Database Deletions, in Alphabetical Order by Mar Vincent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt to Cheat by Derrick Boden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Big Book of Grandmamas by Sheree Renee Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything else is advertising by J Wallace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice \u0026amp; Lucy by Edward Daschle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFearfully and Wonderfully Made by Izzy Wasserstein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Lifeline of Silk by Renan Bernardo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle Fathers of Darkness by Jason Sanford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolor Sonata for Four Hands by Jennifer R. Donohue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTenets of Asendance by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Somto Ihezue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntersecting Datafields by Myna Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Fragility, a Shadow by Leah Ning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsatiable Life by Kathleen Schaefer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRibbit by Mona West\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Get to Be a Three-Thousand-Year-Old Mining Ai by Nick Hartland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Android in the Desert by Rachel Gutin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 358\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704496558143,"sku":"9798223970637","price":43.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/52713e35bab8209b03fe320c929dae3c.webp?v=1765033448","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/robotic-ambitions-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}