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A is for Autonomous

Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

January 3, 2019 by Claire Badger 2 Comments

Technically, I started this book in 2018, but I did the bulk of it on the first of January, so I’m giving myself a pass and starting with it. A book with an “A” title is a good place to start. Autonomous is about a future where everything is patented, and people, as individual citizens, are treated like potential property and capital rather than individuals who possess innate rights. The impetus for this change in thinking and living comes from the contradiction that exists when […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Annalee Newitz, Autonomous, robots, sci-fi

Claire Badger's CBR11 Review No:1 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Annalee Newitz, Autonomous, robots, sci-fi ·
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The future is augmented

June 18, 2018 by Mrs Smith Reads Leave a Comment

I’m combining my reviews for Company Town and Autonomous for a couple of reasons. 1. Both stories happen in the future 2. Both stories take place in Canada 3. Both authors have won awards for their books 4. The authors have appeared together on panels to discuss their work, where they are often likely to discuss human/robot sex, for reasons which will become clear in this review. Writing about the future is a broad topic and goes by a lot of descriptors—science fiction, utopian/dystopian fiction, speculative fiction—there are many […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Annalee Newitz, Augmented humans, Autonomous, Company Town, LGBTQIA, Madeline Ashby, robots, Speculative Fiction

Mrs Smith Reads's CBR10 Review No:8 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Annalee Newitz, Augmented humans, Autonomous, Company Town, LGBTQIA, Madeline Ashby, robots, Speculative Fiction ·
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