Robot Fiction

The Robot and the Vampire tells a futuristic story of man and machine becoming more than most can imagine. The strange and seductive mix of robots, vampires, and mechanically enhanced humans result in emotional entanglements, weird romantic connections, and murderous retribution.

With three degrees and the highest measured IQ in the Motherlands, Shelly Summers knows that she's socially awkward. It doesn't bother her since as the head engineer for Advances Technologies she has little time for social interactions anyway. When she learns that one of the testers for the sex-bots her company manufactures is her old crush, Marco, she's curious to see if he'll recognize her now that she's 10 years older and no longer has bushy eyebrows and a bad case of acne. A normal person would have said something when Marco doesn't recognize her from his past.

In the near future, the male population has been decimated by the chemicals dumped into the water supply by greedy industry. The few men left are treated like pop stars and women have to find creative ways to find pleasure. Janklin is a man who has stepped in to fill the gap. He is the inventor and distributor of the most successful sex robot on the market. He really is a man who can bring pleasure to the masses of frustrated women out there.

Clever and accessible, Generation Robot isn’t just for the serious, scientific reader―it’s for everyone interested in robotics and technology since their science-fiction origins. By looking back at the future she once imagined, analyzing the plugged-in present, and speculating on what is on the horizon, Terri Favro allows readers the chance to consider what was, what is, and what could be. This is a captivating book that looks at the pop-culture of our society to explain how the world works―now and tomorrow.

It is the Black Dawn, a time of environmental apocalypse, the earth wracked and dying. It is the Bright Day, a time long generations hence, when a peace has descended across the world. In each era, a child shall be chosen. Their task is to find a dark messiah known only as the Crowman. But is he our savior - or the final incarnation of evil?

Finn looks and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task now is to tutor Cat. As she grows into a beautiful young woman, Finn is her guardian, her constant companion…and more. But when the government grants rights to the ever-increasing robot population, however, Finn struggles to find his place in the world, and in Cat’s heart.

He knows the three laws, but they're really more what you'd call "guidelines." Two and a half million terras worth of contraband won't do Carl Ramsey any good unless he can find a buyer. But when dealing with that kind of money, any deal is liable to turn sour when it's time to make the exchange. So when things go smoothly, Carl knows his luck can't be that good. When the double-cross is revealed, the Mobius crew sets out on a chase to track down their stolen merchandise.

On the vacuum surface of the moon, life for Ai-dan and a cohort of moon-dwelling androids is anything but a lunar wasteland of boredom. They spend their days maintaining lunar data centers with a quaint blue-green, and sometimes whitish, orb hanging in the sky. Between playing games and spirited debates on the meaning of the shimmering orb, the robots' existence is near idyllic. But when a malfunctioning system leads Ai-dan to stumble upon a mysterious box and then a soft-bodied android—total lunar oddities—the harmony of their world gets tossed into disarray.

This is a collection of seven contemporary robot tales written by some of today's most acclaimed science fiction authors. A sentient war machine combs a beach for trinkets to create memorials for its fallen comrades in the Hugo Award-winning story, "Tideline", by Elizabeth Bear. In "Balancing Accounts", by James Cambias, a small-time independent robotic space tug is hired by a mysterious client for a voyage between two of Saturn's moons.

Clunk, a clapped-out robot, is convinced he's about to be junked. Instead, his penny-pinching boss is sending him off to be refurbished. Being old and wise, Clunk knows there's a catch, but at first it doesn't seem too bad. He just has to help a freelancer pick up some cargo. Unfortunately, Hal Spacejock - the freelancer - is obstinate, over-confident, and woefully under-skilled, and he's never going to let a lowly robot fly his precious ship.

The Empire State is the other New York. It’s a parallel-universe, Prohibition-era world of mooks and shamuses that is the twisted magic mirror to our bustling Big Apple. It’s a city where sinister characters lurk around every corner while the great superheroes who once kept the streets safe have fallen into deadly rivalries and feuds. Not that its colourful residents know anything about the real New York...until detective Rad Bradley makes a discovery that will change the lives of all its inhabitants.

A family and their friends frantically battle legions of zombies in a major American East Coast city. This family has one advantage, and that is its ability to innovate new technologies, including robots, to increase their chances of survival. Through the use of the robots, they are able to reclaim some of their lost world, but zombies are not their only worry. Other survivors are often just as dangerous. Finding sources of food and water prove to be equal and ongoing challenges for them.

Anne has spent most of her 13 years dreaming of the day she and her best friend Penelope will finally leave Saint Lupin's Institute for Perpetually Wicked and Hideously Unattractive Children. When the big day arrives, a series of very curious happenings lead to Anne being charged with an epic quest. Anne, Penelope, and new questing partner Hiro have only days to travel to strange new locales, solve myriad riddles, and triumph over monstrous foes - or face the horrible consequences.

MISIEK I SZWAGIER POWRACAJĄ W BRAWUROWEJ KOMEDII POMYŁEK, W KOŃCU SZWAGIER TO JEDNA, WIELKA POMYŁKA. JAZDA PO WŁOSKU: BEZ TRZYMANKI I "NA KRECHĘ". EFEKT MOŻE BYĆ TYLKO JEDEN: TOTALNA KATASTROFA. W DODATKU NA ŻYWO! "Misiek" Wilkoński nie wie chyba, że nie wchodzi się dwa razy do tej samej rzeki. Niepomny zdarzeń z ubiegłego roku, kiedy to Szwagier nieomal zrujnował całej rodzinie święta Bożego Narodzenia, decyduje się na jego propozycję wspólnego wyjazdu na narty w myśl zasady, że darowanemu koniowi nie zagląda się w zęby.

San Francisco, anni Cinquanta. Jim Briskin è uno speaker radiofonico di successo che non riesce a lasciarsi definitivamente alle spalle il rapporto con la sua ex moglie Patricia. Art Emmanual è un assiduo ascoltatore del programma di Jim e vive in un seminterrat insieme a sua moglie Rachael, da cui sta per avere un bambino.

Embark on an enchanting adventure with Romy, the mischievous cat, and Roby, the curious robot, in this captivating children's book by Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach, a leading AI expert. This delightful story blends humor, heartwarming life lessons, and cutting-edge technology to introduce young listeners to the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence.

Chandler Gray is a sailor and app developer that has created Saga. A virtual AI detective that lives on his phone. The duo embark on an unlikely adventure together across the globe after Gina Lee, a wealthy and glamorous yacht owner, is kidnapped during the famous Swiftsure boat race. Along with a group of friends, the two must work together to track down the missing woman. Their journey leads them far and wide; from piracy in the Aleutians to being attacked in the backwoods of Vancouver Island.

Follow Takashi Hiraku and the Robot Commandos. An elite unit of augmented warriors that charge into battle supported by an army of robotic drones. A new enemy, Colonel Shona Morven, a cybernetic veteran of the war leads an elite force of rebel Black Shields commandos to Thanax. They travel with a small fleet of transports and a single battle carrier filled with fighter craft and dropships. In a stunning attack they sweep behind Union lines and overrun a mining colony and threaten to seize control of the remaining vital Mining stations in the Thanax Maelstrom.

Evil Cat vs. Awesome Dog! Get ready to meet Awesome Dog's number-one fan - Tina Tinkerwith. Tina's an obsessed toy designer who'll stop at nothing to get close to her idol, even if it means becoming a supervillian herself! Find out what happens when Awesome Dog and his pals face off against Tina and her army of robotic kitty toys in the awesomest Awesome Dog yet! The claws are coming out to settle the age-old debate once and for all, which is better? Cats or dogs?

The nefarious corporation Savant has struck. Alex and his amazing friends must face off against their greatest challenge yet.