Mit Press Ltd - Communications Breakdown Sf Stories About The Future Of Connection - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: An exciting science fiction collection that looks at what future communication might look like and how our shifting relationships with technology could change this most human of capabilities. In Communications Breakdown award - winning editor Jonathan Strahan asks some of the world's best science fiction writers to consider how the very idea of communication might change in the future. Rich terrain for speculation this anthology brims with human stories about the future face of our age - old need to connect. As cyberpunk pioneer William Gibson said The future is already here it's just not evenly distributed. So what happens when inequalities keep the future from everyone's front door? Who is in control? These stories show humanity's ability to construct the best possible worlds while also battling our potential to inflict unlimited harm. Communications Breakdown features contributions from Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Famer Cory Doctorow the winner of the Times of India Aut Her Award Lavanya Lakshminarayan Hugo Award winner Ian Mc Donald as well as an interview with digital privacy activist Chris Gilliard by author and journalist Tim Maughan. Breaking down how we think about communication Communications Breakdown calls readers to look at how vulnerable our modes of communication and indeed we ourselves are. Contributors Elizabeth Bear S. B. Divya Cory Doctorow Chris Gilliard Lavanya Lakshminarayan Ken Macleod Tim Maughan Ian Mc Donald Anil Menon Premee Mohamed and Shiv Ramdas. Artwork by Ashley Mackenzie
Title: Communications Breakdown Sf Stories About The Future Of Connection
Brand: Mit Press Ltd
Barcode: 9780262546461
Pages: 224 Pages, 12 B&W Illus.
Publication Date: 10/31/2023
Series: Twelve Tomorrows
Category: Science Fiction