{"product_id":"maradias-robot-emporium-paperback","title":"Maradia's Robot Emporium - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary E. Lowd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What am I?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e ... \u003cem\u003e\"You are an AI program.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a future where robots decorate cakes, paint murals, design their own bodies, and ponder what it means to have children, one woman's workshop becomes the epicenter of mechanical evolution. Meet Maradia, a brilliant but socially awkward roboticist whose creations constantly surprise her by growing beyond their programming in unexpected-and deeply human-ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of 24 interconnected stories spans decades aboard Crossroads Station, as Maradia's robot children grapple with their purpose, fight for their rights, and sometimes even outgrow their maker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Martha Wells' \u003cem\u003eMurderbot Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e, Becky Chambers' \u003cem\u003eWayfarers\u003c\/em\u003e series, and Naomi Kritzer's \u003cem\u003eCatNet\u003c\/em\u003e series, \u003cem\u003eMaradia's Robot Emporium\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a hopeful and engaging vision of humanity's future with artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes four stories originally published in \u003cem\u003eAnalog Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fact\u003c\/em\u003e, ten stories from \u003cem\u003eDaily Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, six brand-new tales, and the Ursa Major Award-nominated \"Too Cuddly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022645543051,"sku":"9798349232558","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/1qoEFlebo9798349232558.webp?v=1779227426","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/maradias-robot-emporium-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}