Guardian Angels and Other Monsters

By Daniel H. Wilson | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

About the book

From the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse comes a fascinating and fantastic collection that explores complex emotional and intellectual landscapes at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human life. A VINTAGE BOOKS ORIGINAL.

In \"All Kinds of Proof,\" a down-and-out drunk makes the unlikeliest of friends when he is hired to train a mail-carrying robot; in \"Blood Memory,\" a mother confronts the dangerous reality that her daughter will never assimilate in this world after she was the first child born through a teleportation device; in \"The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever,\" a physicist rushes home to be with his daughter after he hears reports of an atmospheric anomaly which he knows to be a sign of the end of the earth; in \"Miss Gloria,\" a robot comes back to life in many different forms in a quest to save a young girl. Guardian Angels and Other Monsters displays the depth and breadth of Daniel H. Wilson's vision and examines how artificial intelligence both saves and destroys humanity.

Editions of Guardian Angels and Other Monsters

Paperback
ISBN 9781101972014
EBook
ISBN 9781101972021
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780525589969
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780525589976

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse comes a fascinating and fantastic collection that explores complex emotional and intellectual landscapes at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human life. A VINTAGE BOOKS ORIGINAL.

In \"All Kinds of Proof,\" a down-and-out drunk makes the unlikeliest of friends when he is hired to train a mail-carrying robot; in \"Blood Memory,\" a mother confronts the dangerous reality that her daughter will never assimilate in this world after she was the first child born through a teleportation device; in \"The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever,\" a physicist rushes home to be with his daughter after he hears reports of an atmospheric anomaly which he knows to be a sign of the end of the earth; in \"Miss Gloria,\" a robot comes back to life in many different forms in a quest to save a young girl. Guardian Angels and Other Monsters displays the depth and breadth of Daniel H. Wilson's vision and examines how artificial intelligence both saves and destroys humanity.

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What is Guardian Angels and Other Monsters about?

From the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse comes a fascinating and fantastic collection that explores complex emotional and intellectual landscapes at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human life. A VINTAGE BOOKS ORIGINAL.

In \"All Kinds of Proof,\" a down-and-out drunk makes the unlikeliest of friends when he is hired to train a mail-carrying robot; in \"Blood Memory,\" a mother confronts the dangerous reality that her daughter will never assimilate in this world after she was the first child born through a teleportation device; in \"The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever,\" a physicist rushes home to be with his daughter after he hears reports of an atmospheric anomaly which he knows to be a sign of the end of the earth; in \"Miss Gloria,\" a robot comes back to life in many different forms in a quest to save a young girl. Guardian Angels and Other Monsters displays the depth and breadth of Daniel H. Wilson's vision and examines how artificial intelligence both saves and destroys humanity.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Guardian Angels and Other Monsters?

Fiction > Fiction / Literature / Comics / Graphic novels: special features > Short stories

Where can I read a sample of Guardian Angels and Other Monsters?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781101972014

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Guardian Angels and Other Monsters?

Daniel H. Wilson

Who is the Publisher of the book Guardian Angels and Other Monsters?

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Guardian Angels and Other Monsters is available as paperback(ISBN 9781101972014) and ebook(ISBN 9781101972021) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525589969) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525589976)

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