A.I. Storybundle is Finally Here (for a Limited Time; Seriously)
THE A.I. BUNDLE
The A.I. Bundle -
Curated by Lisa Mason
Artificial
Intelligence—A.I. When computer technology becomes conscious. Self-aware.
Genuinely as intelligent as human beings. Will A.I. benefit us? Or become our
greatest enemy? Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking told the BBC, "Full
artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race."
Futurist
Ray Kerzweil, Bill Gates, and others have concluded that the Singularity—that
moment when A.I. truly exists—has not yet arrived. Or has it?
From the
early 1980s to this day, science fiction writers have tackled difficult
questions about A.I., speculating about the future and asking what if? You must
check out these thought-provoking books from authors—bestselling,
award-winning, as well as popular indies—in the A.I. StoryBundle.
In Aristoi, by New
York Times bestselling author Walter Jon Williams, an elite class holds dominion over a glittering interstellar
culture with virtual reality, genetic engineering, faster-than-light travel,
artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, telepathic links with computers, and
more. But murder threatens to rip that world apart. In The Bohr Maker, by
multiple-award-winning Linda Nagata, a powerful, illicit device is a microscopic factory full of
self-replicating machines programmed to transform a human host into a
genius-level nanotech engineer. In Limit of
Vision, also by Nagata, biotechnologists
have enhanced their cognitive abilities when the experiment goes terribly
wrong. In Locus Hardcover Bestsellers Arachne and Cyberweb, by Philip K. Dick Award Finalist Lisa Mason, telelinker
Carly Quester confronts an A.I. therapist and finds herself entangled in the
machinations of powerful A.I. entities. In Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology, editors John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly present stories about A.I. and the future by William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Pat Cadigan, Jonathan Lethem,
Walter Jon Williams, and eleven others.
In Queen City Jazz, award-winning Kathleen Ann Goonan's teenage heroine Verity journeys to the technologically
superior but dangerously insane ``enlivened'' city of Cincinnati. In Glass Houses: Avatars Dance,
acclaimed Laura J. Mixon takes us to a dystopian Manhattan of the next century
where Ruby and her Golem run into serious trouble. In Eye Candy,
popular indie author Ryan Schneider takes us to Los Angeles of 2047 where a roboticist famous
for his books about artificially-intelligent beings finds himself on a blind
date with a beautiful robopsychologist. Physicist and award-winning
editor Samuel Peralta offers thirteen stories addressing the Singularity
in The A.I. Chronicles Anthology.
As
always at StoryBundle, you the reader name your price—whatever you feel the
books are worth. You may designate a portion of the proceeds to go to a
charity. For the A.I. StoryBundle, that's Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
("SFWA"). SFWA champions writers' rights, sponsors the Nebula Award
for excellence in science fiction, and promotes numerous literacy groups. –
Lisa Mason
The
initial titles in the AI Bundle (minimum $5 to purchase) are:
- Aristoi by Walter
Jon Williams
- Arachne by Lisa
Mason
- The Bohr Maker by Linda
Nagata
- Queen City Jazz by
Kathleen Ann Goonan
- Rewired - The
Post-Cyberpunk Anthology by James Patrick Kelly and
John Kessel
If you
pay more than the bonus price of just $15, you get all five of the regular
titles, plus FIVE more!
- The A.I.
Chronicles by
Samuel Peralta and Ellen Campbell
- Eye Candy by Ryan
Schneider
- Cyberweb by Lisa
Mason
- Limit of Vision by Linda
Nagata
- Glass Houses by Laura
J. Mixon
This
bundle is available only for a limited time via https://storybundle.com/ai and http://www.storybundle.com. It allows easy reading on computers, smartphones, and tablets
as well as Kindle and other ereaders via file transfer, email, and other
methods. You get multiple DRM-free formats (.epub and .mobi) for all books!
It's
also super easy to give the gift of reading with StoryBundle, thanks to our
gift cards – which allow you to send someone a code that they can redeem for
any future StoryBundle bundle – and timed delivery, which allows you to control
exactly when your recipient will get the gift of StoryBundle.
Why
StoryBundle? Here are just a few benefits StoryBundle provides.
- Get quality reads: We've chosen
works from excellent authors to bundle together in one convenient package.
- Pay what you want (minimum
$5): You decide how much these fantastic books are worth.
If you can only spare a little, that's fine! You'll still get access to a
batch of exceptional titles.
- Support authors who support
DRM-free books: StoryBundle is a platform for authors to get exposure for
their works, both for the titles featured in the bundle and for the rest
of their catalog. Supporting authors who let you read their books on any
device you want—restriction free—will show everyone there's nothing wrong
with ditching DRM.
- Give to worthy causes: Bundle
buyers have a chance to donate a portion of their proceeds to The Science
Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America!
- Receive extra books: If you beat
the bonus price, you'll get the bonus books!
StoryBundle
was created to give a platform for independent authors to showcase their work,
and a source of quality titles for thirsty readers. StoryBundle works with
authors to create bundles of ebooks that can be purchased by readers at their
desired price. Before starting StoryBundle, Founder Jason Chen covered
technology and software as an editor for Gizmodo.com and Lifehacker.com.
For more information, visit our website at storybundle.com,
tweet us at @storybundle and like us on Facebook.
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