12 award-winning science fiction authors from around the world offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology.
For fans of anthologies like Soonish and Netflix's Black Mirror In a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships—in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the
Twelve Tomorrows series considers the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on the emotional bonds that hold us together.
The strange new worlds in these stories feature AI family therapy, floating fungitecture, and a futuristic love potion. Imagine genetic alterations to code for altruism, or digital avatars that can interface with other avatars on dating sites, running sample conversations to find appropriate matches, or artificial assistance animals.
Contributions include
Xia Jia's novelette set in a Buddhist monastery, translated by the Hugo Award-winning writer
Ken Liu; and a story by
Nancy Kress, winner of 6 Hugos and 2 Nebulas. A full story list:
James Patrick Kelly,
Your Boyfriend Experience Mary Robinette Kowal,
A Little Wisdom Nancy Kress,
Invisible People Rich Larson,
Echo the Echo Sam J. Miller,
The Nation of the Sick Annalee Newitz,
The Monogamy Hormone Suzanne Palmer,
Don't Mind Me Cadwell Turnbull, Mediation
Nick Wolven,
Sparklybits Xia Jia, The Monk of Lingyin Temple, translated by
Ken Liu Also includes an interview with
Nancy Kress by
Lisa Yaszek, and
Tatiana Plakhova's beautiful "data abstract" illustrations serve as frontispiece to each of the stories.
Science fiction authors offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology.
In a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships—in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series considers the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on the emotional bonds that hold us together.
The strange new worlds in these stories feature AI family therapy, floating fungitecture, and a futuristic love potion. A co-op of mothers attempts to raise a child together, lovers try to resolve their differences by employing a therapeutic sexbot, and a robot helps a woman dealing with Parkinson's disease. Contributions include Xia Jia's novelette set in a Buddhist monastery, translated by the Hugo Award-winning writer Ken Liu; a story by Nancy Kress, winner of six Hugos and two Nebulas; and a profile of Kress by Lisa Yaszek, Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech. Stunning artwork by Tatiana Plakhova—"infographic abstracts” of mixed media software—accompany the texts.
Contributors
James Patrick Kelly, Mary Robinette Kowal, Nancy Kress, Rich Larson, KenLiu, Sam J. Miller, Annalee Newitz, Suzanne Palmer, Tatiana Plakhova, Cadwell Turnbull, Nick Wolven, Xia Jia, Lisa Yaszek
“Pairing scientific precision with emotional insight, this accessible anthology makes a powerful case for featured author Nancy Kress’s assertion that ‘stories are made out of and for people.’ Readers will be captivated.”
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Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
"The 10 very different thought experiments presented in this volume make for a fun ride, revealing that human relationships will continue to be as complicated and affirming in the future as they are today. I would recommend the Netflix approach to this highly readable collection: Binge it in one go, preferably with a friend."
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Science
"All told, Entanglements is a massively successful anthology, one which should put MIT Press on everyone's radar."
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Lightspeed
"These books are always something to look forward to..."
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Locus 
