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Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft
| Author: | Jennifer Henshaw Allison Linn |
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Microsoft, 2015 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft is an anthology of new short work from some of the greatest science fiction writers in the field. These visionary stories explore prediction science, quantum computing, real-time translation, machine learning, and much more. The authors used inside access to leading-edge work from Microsoft Research as inspiration, crafting pieces that predict the near-future of technology -- and examine its complex relationship to our core humanity.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword (Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft) - essay by Harry Shum
- Introduction (Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft) - essay by Rick Rashid
- Hello, Hello - shortfiction by Seanan McGuire
- Hello, Hello - interior artwork by Joey Camacho
- The Machine Starts - shortfiction by Greg Bear
- The Machine Starts - interior artwork by Joey Camacho
- Skin in the Game - shortfiction by Elizabeth Bear
- Skin in the Game - interior artwork by Joey Camacho
- Machine Learning - shortfiction by Nancy Kress
- Machine Learning - interior artwork by Joey Camacho
- Riding with the Duke - shortfiction by Jack McDevitt
- Riding with the Duke - interior artwork by Joey Camacho
- A Cop's Eye (cartoon) - interior artwork by Blue Delliquanti and Michele Rosenthal
- A Cop's Eye - interior artwork by Joey Camacho
- Looking for Gordo - shortfiction by Robert J. Sawyer
- Looking for Gordo - interior artwork by Joey Camacho
- The Tell - shortfiction by David Brin
- The Tell - interior artwork by Joey Camacho
- Another Word for World - shortfiction by Ann Leckie
- Another Word for World - interior artwork by Joey Camacho
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