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"[D]elivers a refreshing dose of existential despair at the transhuman condition." — Charles Stross qntm has been writing science fiction for most of this millennium. His works start from elegant, deep hypotheticals and wind entire universes around them, pushing science, technology, time and logic to breaking point and far beyond. This volume collects the highlights of his short fiction, including "The Difference", "I Don't Know, Timmy, Being God Is A Big Responsibility" and the acclaimed "Lena".
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Valuable Humans in Transit: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This philosophical hard science fiction collection explores deeply unsettling concepts about consciousness, digital existence, and what it means to be human, featuring disturbing existential scenarios and psychological horror elements that deal with loss of identity and agency.
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This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, body horror, and existential horror (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers who enjoy mind-bending science fiction that challenges assumptions about consciousness and reality will find these thought experiments compelling.