Jason Sanford Bücher

After the collapse of civilization, gen-modded humans live in villages watched over by benevolent artificial intelligences and harshly judged by human-AI hybrids called plague birds. The plague birds' judgement is swift and deadly, as Crista discovered as a child when she watched one kill her mother.Years later, to save her father and their village, Crista must become what she-and all humans-fear, a plague bird hosting a killer blood AI. Red Day, Crista's new AI symbiont, tasks them with avenging the death of its former host. They leave the only home Crista has ever known to hunt down the Veil, an ancient group of magic-wielding murderers. As they travel farther from home than Crista ever imagined, she's plunged into a world where she is judging and executing wrongdoers, befriending other outcasts, and discovering truths that make their mission much more personal.

Your future is bright! With a robot mother, an alien hive-mind father, and counterfeit 3D-printed steak for dinner, you're navigating a quirky world. Despite worker bot mutinies and a tour guide who only speaks in memes, you can always sell your native language for some extra cash. This space-age sequel to an award-winning anthology showcases the rising stars of science fiction from the past five years, including Rebecca Roanhorse, Amal El-Mohtar, and Sam J. Miller, among others. Their extraordinary stories have been curated by author Hannu Rajaniemi and genre expert Jacob Weisman. Prepare to join the starship revolution, as the new kids have already hacked the AI. Contents include an introduction by Jacob Weisman and a foreword by Hannu Rajaniemi, along with notable stories like "Openness" by Alexander Weinstein, "The Shape of My Name" by Nino Cipri, and "Utopia, LOL?" by Jamie Wahls. Other highlights include "A Series of Steaks" by Vina Jie-Min Prasad, "The Secret Life of Bots" by Suzanne Palmer, and "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™" by Rebecca Roanhorse. This collection promises to take you on a journey through imaginative landscapes and innovative narratives that challenge the boundaries of the genre.