Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft

by David Brin, Elizabeth Bear (Contribution by), Greg Bear (Contribution by), Nancy Kress, Ann Leckie

Overview

Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft is an anthology of new short work from some of the greatest science fiction writers in the field. These visionary stories explore prediction science, quantum computing, real-time translation, machine learning, and much more. The authors used inside access to leading-edge work from Microsoft Research as inspiration, crafting pieces that predict the near-future of technology--and examine its complex relationship to our core humanity.

Future Visions features contributions from:

Elizabeth Bear
Greg Bear
David Brin
Nancy Kress
Ann Leckie
Jack McDevitt
Seanan McGuire
Robert J. Sawyer
…along with a short graphic novel by Blue Delliquanti and Michele Rosenthal, plus original illustrations by Joey Camacho.

These are some of today’s most visionary creators--and they’ve joined together to give us a preview of tomorrow.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781595910936
Publisher:	Melcher Media Inc
Publication date:	11/17/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	89,741
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

David Brin (b.1950) is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction. He is the author of several books including Sundiver and Startide Rising —part of his Uplift series. His award-winning novel The Postman was adapted as a feature film and starred Kevin Costner in 1997. Brin's nonfiction book The Transparent Society won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association and the McGannon Communication Award.