I’ve got a robot-empathy problem. I like to tell people that if you put googly eyes on a trash can, I’ll empathize with it. I can’t help but imagine that, to some degree, it has become alive. Try it.…
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Robots
A hyped debut novel featuring Giant Alien Robots – it’s a shame that it’s so dull. Title: Sleeping Giants Written by Sylvain Neuvel Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Del Rey / Michael Joseph Publication Date: April 21 2016 Paperback: 320…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! It’s Thea’s turn again this Friday, and she is list-making, inspired by her recent read of Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel. All the buzz right…
A surprising parable about technology, nature, and free will, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown is beautiful, at turns heartbreaking, and deeply profound. Title: The Wild Robot Written by Peter Brown Genre: Middle Grade, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher:…
Title: Expiration Day Author: William Campbell Powell Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: April 2014 Hardcover: 336 Pages What happens when you turn eighteen and there are no more tomorrows? It is the…
Welcome to BEA Appreciation Week 2011! As is our annual tradition, this week we bring you reviews of some of the titles we have scooped up at BEA, as well as some general news and ponderings concerning the trade…