Human Resources

<p>Fiona Moore is a Canadian-born academic writer and critic living in London. Her work has been shortlisted for BSFA Awards and a World Fantasy Award. Her short fiction has appeared in <em>Clarkesworld Asimov's Interzone ParSec </em>and elsewhere and has been selected for four consecutive editions of <em>The Best of British Science Fiction</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Eighteen stories drawn from more than a decade of publications plus the title story: a brand new novelette that appears here for the first time.  </p><p><br></p><p>From a woman rebelling against the corporation that has turned her into living breathing product placement to a story of misfit automata that have outlived their sell-by date. From a murder case involving an AI car to the hunt for a sentient battle tank lost somewhere in the jungle... These stories show us disturbing futures that may be a lot closer than we like to think.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Contents:</em></p><p>Terms And Conditions</p><p>Morning in the Republic of America</p><p>Selma Eats</p><p>Doomed Youth</p><p>Leave Only Footprints</p><p>The Ghosts of Trees</p><p>Push A Little Button</p><p>The Island of Misfit Toys</p><p>Mnemotechnic</p><p>The Kindly Race</p><p>Proteus in the City</p><p>That Fish Sex Movie</p><p>Rabbit Season</p><p>The Mouse Trap</p><p>The Stepford App</p><p>Jolene</p><p>The Lori</p><p>Human Resources</p><p>Every Little Star</p><p><em>About the Author</em></p><p><br></p><p>Of <strong>The Lori</strong>: From a technology perspective this is a beautiful example of how real AI might fail. <strong><em>- Rocket Stack Rank</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Of <strong>Every Little Star</strong>: It's a great story well thought out and well dramatized <strong><em>- Locus (staff pick)</em></strong></p>