Robot Fiction

「僕は人間じゃない。ロボットなんだ」ユーモアと優しさに満ちた、幻想的なタッチで描かれる青春小説。第1回CRUNCHNOVELS新人賞 大賞作家デビュー作

Amy Peterson is a von Neumann machine – a self-replicating humanoid robot. But Amy is a robot unlike any other - her failsafe has broken, meaning she is no longer sworn to protect humans. She and her equally synthetic partner Javier are holed up in their own robot paradise. But the world that wanted so much to get hold of Amy - to imprison her, melt her down, or use her as a weapon - will not stay away much longer. Javier must run, to Mecha, the robot kingdom, in search of salvation…or death.

K52 is a vast artificial intelligence with world domination on its mind.... If it succeeds in creating an artificial reality based on our own universe, it could gain enough data to allow it to alter reality itself, turning k52 into the ultimate arbiter of mankind’s fate. It’s down to Richards and Klein to stop k52 – even though the alternative could be worse!

The Fissure connecting the alternate New York to its counterpart has vanished, plunging the city into a deep freeze. The people are demanding a return to Prohibition and rationing as energy supplies dwindle.

Meanwhile, in the real 1954 New York, the political dynamic has changed. Nimrod finds his department subsumed by a radical new group, Atoms For Peace, led by the mysterious Evelyn McHale. Their goal is simple: total conquest - or destruction - of the Empire State.

Tanyana is among the highest ranking in her far-future society – a skilled pionner, able to use a mixture of ritual and innate talent to manipulate the particles that hold all matter together. But an accident brings her life crashing down around her ears. She is cast down amongst the lowest of the low, little more than a garbage collector. Who did this to her, and for what sinister purpose? Her quest to find out will take her to parts of the city she never knew existed, and open the door to a world she could never have imagined.

When the marshal of Leadville, Colorado, comes across a pair of mysterious, bloody deaths out in the badlands, he turns to Cora to find the creature responsible. But if she is to overcome the unnatural tide threatening to consume the small town, Cora must first confront her own tragic past.

Richards – a Level 5 AI with a PI fetish – and his partner, Klein, a decommissioned German military cyborg, are on the trail of a murderer, but the killer has hidden inside a fragmenting artificial reality. Richards and Klein must stop him before he becomes a god – for the good of all realities.

Elizabethan spy Mal Catlyn has everything he ever wanted - his twin brother Sandy restored to health, his family estate reclaimed and a son to inherit it - and while his work is far from over, Mal still has a slim chance of eliminating his enemies whilst they are at their weakest. With Sandy's help, Mal learns to harness his own magic in the fight against the guisers, but it may be too late to save England. Schemes set in motion decades ago are at last coming to fruition, and the barrier between the dreamlands and the waking world is wearing thin…

Timo und sein Freund Korgy haben ein neues Projekt: Der kleine Roboter soll ausklappbare Räder bekommen. Doch der Plan scheint zunächst zu scheitern, weil Korgy aus Platzgründen seine Anschlüsse für Videospiele nicht mehr benutzen könnte, wenn er sich ein neues Fahrwerk zulegt. Ob Timo und Korgy das Problem lösen können? Aber klar doch! Denn unerwartete Hilfe erhalten die beiden ausgerechnet von einer kleinen Fliege, die in Korgys Dachgeschosszimmer herumschwirrt.

Just before Christmas, Hazel and Austin discover that Christmas might be ruined because Ahmed’s family will not be decorating the tree that year. With no hopes left, they turn to their little robot friend, ROYBI Robot, to help them find a solution. The smart robot educates itself about Christmas, downloads enough data, and learns the best way to help the kids and the town save Christmas.

Ten-year-old Mark was an unusual child. He worked all day long to create a combat robot to take part in the state championship. When, after many months of hard work, the robot was finally finished, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief. However, the next day, the robot disappeared without a trace, only to return to the same place after a long five years...but it was a completely "different" robot....

This is book one of Bob the Bot book series. Learn how Bob the Bot was invented and whether he was able to help the children out with their chess tournament and receive a trophy. If you are looking for a book which introduces technology concepts to young children, this is your choice. Children will laugh as they follow Bob to his adventures while learning what is coding, how computers work, and more.

The robot Adam-2 has been locked in the basement of a lost building for over 200 years - until one day he is discovered by two children, and emerges into a world ruined by a civil war between humans and advanced intelligence. Hunted by both sides, Adam discovers that he holds the key to the war, and the power to end it - to destroy one side and save the other. But which side is right? Surrounded by enemies who want to use him, and allies who mistrust him, Adam must decide who - and what - he really is.

Is the world ready for the perfect man - and what if that man is not a man at all but a machine instead?...Imagine you're at a cocktail party and the most gorgeous man in the world walks up to you and says, "Hi, I'm Andy. What's your name?" You're looking at him, thinking he's so good-looking he almost can't be real...And you find yourself thinking how much fun he is to be around and how you'd love to have him for a friend - or maybe something more than a friend. That's Andy's job - to get you to like him...and he's really good at his job.

Even with a degree in mechanical engineering, Effie's having trouble finding a job, and her savings are quickly wearing thin. But when she answers an online ad looking for an engineer, she has no idea how much her life will change. Effie soon finds herself wrapped up in the final testing of the world's first artificially intelligent sex robots, throwing herself into her work with a hardcore robot gangbang!

Even with a degree in mechanical engineering, Garrett's having trouble finding a job, and his savings are quickly wearing thin. But when he answers an online ad looking for an engineer, he has no idea how much his life will change. Garrett soon finds himself wrapped up in the final testing of the world's first artificially intelligent gay sex robots, throwing himself into his work with a hardcore gay robot gangbang!

More funny children stories by noted Spanish author Pedro Pablo Sacristán, translated into English, with themes kids love! Perfect for bedtime, car rides, or anywhere you go, Pedro's Fables: Robots, Aliens, Planets, and Outer Space is both entertaining and educational. Produced with full music and sound effects, this delightful tale is sure to charm the entire family.

RDex is a runaway, but not your typical runaway. He's a young robot alien who has stolen a rocket in order to rescue his teacher, who he thinks is being held as a prisoner on earth. After crashing on earth, RDex is befriended by two middle graders, Tommy and Hawk. RDex lives in a shed in Hawk's backyard, where he watches old cowboy movies for entertainment and drinks cans of oil to quench his thirst. When Tommy and Hawk disguise RDex as a human and bring him to class, that's when the fun begins!

Arun, Donna and Sam are hauled out of Science at 10:42 to be briefed on their next S.T.E.A.L.T.H. mission. They must rescue two British Intelligence operatives who are trapped on a train in an Austrian tunnel. By 11:41, the kids have activated MANDROID and are heading at hypersonic speed for the Alps. But at 12:55 comes the avalanche. S.T.E.A.L.T.H.'s mission just got a whole lot more complicated. And a whole lot colder.

Ein neues, spannendes Abenteuer für Timo und Korgy: Die beiden Freunde legen einen regelrechten Erfindungsmarathon hin. Zu dumm nur, dass nicht eine einzige Erfindung funktioniert... Timo ist daher ziemlich angetan von Korgys Idee, mal etwas zu bauen, das schon viele Generationen vor ihnen begeistert hat: Ein Floss! Der kleine Roboter schlägt außerdem vor, damit dann auf dem Bach herumzuschippern und das Seefahrer-Epos "Die Torteninsel" nachzuspielen! "Die Torten-" ...was? Von diesem Film hat Timo tatsächlich noch nie gehört.