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  • Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

    Murderbot befriends other AI beings; it's constantly and cleverly problem-solving; it sulks and likes and Network Effect . 02 Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson This story features supporting AI

  • Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

    around others by watching its favorite show, The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon; it befriends other AI Strategy and Network Effect. 02 Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson This story features supporting AI

  • Review of Culpability by Bruce Holsinger

    Seventeen-year-old Charlie, the twins, their father Noah, and their mother Lorelei, an AI leader, are Culpability explores accountability and questions around the use of AI, making them personal, life-and-death imperfect motivations alongside the repercussions of human-created--but complicated, self-evolving--AI Here, AI-directed decision-making and results call into question stark black-and-white senses of situations You might also be interested in my Bossy reviews of these other novels about AI .

  • Review of Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1) by Ann Leckie

    In the first in Leckie's Imperial Radch science fiction trilogy, Breq is AI trapped in a human soldier's Breq used to be the AI running an enormous starship with the ability to connect thousands of soldiers tries to maneuver within a confusing maze of motivations and hidden purpose, where the Radch is using AI see gender and identifies everyone as "she"; while Breq inhabits a female body as its ancillary, its AI

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/6/25 Edition

    and decades afterward, Heart the Lover ; I'm listening to Ann Leckie's science fiction novel about AI Justice (Imperial Radch #1) by Ann Leckie In the first in Leckie's science fiction trilogy, Breq is AI Breq used to be the Justice of Toren, the AI running an enormous starship with the ability to connect see gender and identifies everyone as "she"; while Breq inhabits a female body as its ancillary, its AI

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/10/25 Edition

    Seventeen-year-old Charlie, the twins, his father Noah, and his mother Lorelei, an AI leader, are all As each of them copes with feelings of responsibility and questions around the use of AI, their family

  • Review of World Running Down by Al Hess

    Hess's dystopian Utah relies on AI, robots, and the growing, stark split between the haves and have-nots endless food options, shelter and safety, and, most importantly to Val, surgical and medical options to aid And a typical day might involve facing mortal danger from roving pirates, cyborg animals, certain AI Osric is an AI made to inhabit an android body (ahem, "meat suit") in order to find Val and Ace and offer Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels, and Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Review of Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

    But as Annie's AI grows more complex and she becomes more aware of the possibilities in the world, she I enjoy stories about evolving AI sentience and life with robots, and that aspect was fascinating here like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Review of Hum by Helen Phillips

    climate-change effects, the extreme reliance on technology, and the chilling power of the ubiquitous AI Do you enjoy novels about robots and AI? I listened to Hum  as an audiobook.

  • Six Great Stories about Robots

    want to check out the Greedy Reading List Six Great Books about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet . 02 Annie Bot by Sierra Greer This story features supporting AI After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any climate-change effects, the extreme reliance on technology, and the chilling power of the ubiquitous AI

  • Review of August Kitko and the Mechas from Space (The Starmetal Symphony #1) by Alex White

    After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any Wells's Murderbot (check out my rave review in Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/8/24 Edition

    female police officer clashing after World War I, Queens of London; and I'm listening to the story of an AI But as Annie's AI grows more complex and she becomes more aware of the possibilities in the world, she

  • Review of Moonbound by Robin Sloan

    An ancient, sentient AI creature takes up residence inside Ariel, serving as an internal voice and a

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/27/23 Edition

    White's Starmetal Symphony series, the space opera August Kitko and the Mechas from Space, about deadly AI After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any

  • My Favorite Science Fiction Reads of the Year

    interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI But as Annie's AI grows more complex and she becomes more aware of the possibilities in the world, she I enjoy stories about evolving AI sentience and life with robots, and that aspect was fascinating here

  • Six Four Star (And Up) Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year

    for my full review of Time's Mouth. 05 World Running Down by Al Hess Hess's dystopian Utah relies on AI endless food options, shelter and safety, and, most importantly to Val, surgical and medical options to aid And a typical day might involve facing mortal danger from roving pirates, cyborg animals, certain AI Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels, and Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/6/22 Edition

    Lostetter's standalone science fiction about AI, a space crew, friendship, and bravery. With echoes of Martha Wells's Murderbot books centered around a grumpy, skeptical AI, as well as a wonderful

  • September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    01 World Running Down by Al Hess Hess's dystopian Utah relies on AI, robots, and the growing, stark split endless food options, shelter and safety, and, most importantly to Val, surgical and medical options to aid And a typical day might involve facing mortal danger from roving pirates, cyborg animals, certain AI Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels, and Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Six Fascinating Stories Set in Space

    the books on these Greedy Reading Lists: Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans, and Alien Life and AI After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any He's millions of miles from Earth, and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot

  • Review of Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

    interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Review of A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk and Robot #1) by Becky Chambers

    like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Review of Activation Degradation by Marina J. Lostetter

    Activation Degradation has echoes of Martha Wells's Murderbot books centered around a grumpy, skeptical AI

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/26/24 Edition

    An ancient, sentient AI creature takes up residence inside Ariel, serving as an internal voice and a

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/11/23 Edition

    endless food options, shelter and safety, and, most importantly to Val, surgical and medical options to aid out an existence in the rugged city outskirts, facing danger from pirates, cyborg animals, certain AI

  • Review of The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

    You might also like Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans, and Alien Life and AI, Six More Fantastic

  • Review of Nightwatch on the Hinterlands by K. Eason

    like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Review of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers #1) by Alex White

    I wasn't completely clear on the intersections of magic (glyphs, spells) and futuristic technology (AI follow them as they seek redemption, take comfort in and build loyalty to one another, and identify and aim

  • Review of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    He's millions of miles from Earth, and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/3/22 Edition

    like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/31/22 Edition

    He's millions of miles from Earth, and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot

  • Review of What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

    for holidays, extreme sports, historical enactments, gay-pride carnivals, the risks they took with AI , the sense of humour, the safe airplanes, the passion for pointless sports.

  • Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year

    He's millions of miles from Earth, and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Six Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into

    was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year

    After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any

  • February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any

  • Six More Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into

    His personal situation is complicated by his grief for his recently deceased daughter, and he aims to follow them as they seek redemption, take comfort in and build loyalty to one another, and identify and aim He's millions of miles from Earth, and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot

  • February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    He's millions of miles from Earth, and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot

  • Bossy Favorite Reads of the Year So Far

    interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • My Very Favorite Bossy 2024 Reads

    interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

  • Review of The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy

    In case you missed it: Aimee Molloy's page-turner is a quick read with a major--if manipulative-feeling

  • My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far

    He's millions of miles from Earth, and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot

  • Review of Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy

    Newlyweds Sam and Annie haven't known each other long. They realize their whole lives could be shattered as the lies they've been telling each other come to light. Sam and Annie didn't know each other long before becoming engaged and getting married. Now they're newlyweds starting a life together in upstate New York. Sam is starting up a private practice in his sleepy hometown as a therapist, while Annie tries to find her own path and stay busy. Sam's father left his mother for a younger woman years ago, which deeply fractured their father-son relationship. Sam says he abhors the man, but locals are constantly reminding Annie that Sam was a heartbreaker in his younger years. They frequently express their shock that he's settled down, intimating that he was expected to follow in his father's footsteps as a lifelong playboy--and that they believe he still may. Meanwhile, Sam's mother is suffering from dementia. Sam and Annie alternate visiting days with her. Except...Annie finds out that Sam's been lying. He's said he was with his mother, but he hasn't been showing up. Now he's disappeared altogether and isn't picking up his calls. So where has he been, what is he up to, and what other lies have been shaping their lives? Will they ever be able to trust each other again? And where is Sam? For the first third of the book, I strongly considered not finishing Goodnight Beautiful. The characters seemed shallow and unsympathetic; they were obsessed with money and seemed greedy; they were largely concerned with drinking and holding a regular happy hour for two; they often seemed silly, naive, and vapid; and they were lying to each other about their pasts. Several characters seemed unappealing and potentially too-obvious drivers of complications (the young, flirtatious French patient in the therapist's office who serves as a temptation; the bored, emotionally immature housewife desperate to keep her new husband happy; and the insecure middle-aged recently married man with a wandering eye). But this book has a major twist. A third of the way through, it becomes clear that things aren't at all what they seem. (Because I was listening to the audiobook, I couldn't then flip through the first part of the book with the shifted situation in mind like I wanted to. Yet listening to the twist occur in the audiobook may have made the unreliable narrator aspect even more arresting than it would be on the page.) After the story's twist becomes clear, the rest of the book is a waiting game; the reader stands by while the characters slowly creep toward the truth the reader already knows. The trick occurs early (also, one major aspect of the true situation directly echoes a fictional setup made famous by a well-known author that is directly referenced within the text), so there isn't much mystery left for the reader for the majority of the story. Yet once the jig is up for the reader, Molloy offers a deeper sense of her characters, offering vulnerabilities and a sense of their real selves. I liked getting a peek at the protagonists' true selves. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? I first mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/9/21 Edition. Molloy is also the author of The Perfect Mother, which has its own twist and unreliable narrator. Have you read either or both of these books? How did you think the structure of the twists compared? What did you think once you realized you'd been manipulated into believing faulty premises?

  • My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads

    He's millions of miles from Earth, and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/9/21 Edition

    He can't face any other possibility. 02 Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy Sam and Annie didn't know

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/1/25 Edition

    There was the time he kidnapped a neighbor's pet goose, the time he accidentally aided and abetted a

  • Review of In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner

    seeks to preserve itself, and the bigger you let your life and perspective and heart get, the less air

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/25 Edition

    In 1952, a museum scholar aims to form the recovered bones into a refurbished skeleton to educate and

  • Six Books Set in Australia that Are Fair Dinkum Fascinating

    around one family’s conflicts with crooked and powerful neighbors; cruel and aggressive Native Police aiming

  • Six Short Story Collections to Wow You

    The danger is in chemicals and airports and refugee camps and war zones and regions known for sex tourism

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