We Think, Therefore We Are (Crowther book)
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We Think, Therefore We Are (2009) is a science fiction anthology of new short stories edited by Peter Crowther
, the sixth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books
. The main topic of the fifteen stories in the book is artificial intelligence. The introduction is written by Paul McAuley
.
The stories are as follows:
Peter Crowther
Peter Crowther is a British journalist, short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher and anthologist. He is the founder of PS Publishing. He edits a series of themed anthologies of science fiction short stories published by DAW books...
, the sixth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books
DAW Books
DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
. The main topic of the fifteen stories in the book is artificial intelligence. The introduction is written by Paul McAuley
Paul McAuley
Paul J. McAuley , a British botanist and award-winning author.A biologist by training, UK science fiction author McAuley writes mostly hard science fiction, dealing with themes such as biotechnology, alternate history/alternate reality, and space travel.McAuley began with far-future space opera...
.
The stories are as follows:
- Stephen BaxterStephen BaxterStephen Baxter is a prolific British hard science fiction author. He has degrees in mathematics and engineering.- Writing style :...
: "Tempest 43" - Brian StablefordBrian StablefordBrian Michael Stableford is a British science fiction writer who has published more than 70 novels. His earlier books were published as by Brian M. Stableford, but more recent ones have dropped the middle initial and appeared under the name Brian Stableford...
: "The Highway Code" - Eric Brown: "Salvage Rites"
- James LovegroveJames LovegroveJames Lovegrove is a British writer of speculative fiction. His first novel was The Hope, published by Macmillan in 1990. He was short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 for his novel Days and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004 for his novel Untied Kingdom...
: "The Kamikaze Code" - Adam Roberts: "Adam Robots"
- Tony BallantyneTony BallantyneTony Ballantyne is a British science-fiction author known for his debut trilogy of novels, including Recursion, Capacity and Divergence...
: "Seeds" - Steven UtleySteven UtleySteven Utley is an American writer. He has written poems, humorous essays and other non-fiction, and worked on comic books and cartoons, but is best known for his science fiction stories.-Biography:...
: "Lost Places of the Earth" - Marly YoumansMarly YoumansMarly Youmans is an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She grew up in Louisiana, North Carolina, and elsewhere, and she currently lives in the village of Cooperstown, New York with her husband and three children.-Life:She graduated from Hollins College, Brown University, and...
: "The Chinese Room" - Robert ReedRobert Reed (author)Robert David Reed is a Hugo Award-winning American science fiction author. He has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Nebraska Wesleyan University. Reed is an "extraordinarily prolific" genre short-fiction writer with "Alone" being his 200th professional sale...
: "Three Princesses" - Paul Di FilippoPaul Di FilippoPaul Di Filippo is an American science fiction writer. He has been published in Postscripts...
: "The New Cyberiad" - Patrick O'LearyPatrick O'Leary (writer)Patrick O'Leary is an American science fiction and fantasy author and ad copy writer.O'Leary wrote the poem "Nobody Knows It But Me" which was used in the popular 2002 advertising campaign for the Chevrolet Tahoe and read in the commercial by James Garner.-Works:* Door Number Three * The Gift –...
: "That Laugh" - Garry KilworthGarry KilworthGarry Douglas Kilworth is a fantasy and historical novelist.Kilworth is a graduate of King's College London. He was previously a science fiction author, having published one hundred twenty short stories and seventy novels...
: "Alles in Ordnung" - Keith BrookeKeith BrookeKeith Brooke is a science fiction author, editor, web publisher and anthologist from Essex, England. He is the founder and editor of the infinity plus webzine. He also writes children's fiction under the name Nick Gifford.- Biography and publishing history :...
: "Sweats" - Ian WatsonIan Watson (author)Ian Watson is a British science fiction author. He currently lives in Northamptonshire, England.His first novel, The Embedding, winner of the Prix Apollo in 1975, is unusual for being based on ideas from generative grammar; the title refers to the process of center embedding...
: "Some Fast Thinking Needed" - Chris RobersonChris Roberson (author)Chris Roberson is a science fiction author, tromboner, and publisher based in Austin, Texas, best known for alternate history novels and short stories.-Biography:Chris Roberson grew up near Dallas, Texas, and attended the University of Texas, Austin...
: "Dragon King of the Eastern Sea"