Maradia's Robot Emporium

<p><strong>What am I?</strong> ... <em>You are an AI program.</em></p><p></p><p>In 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.</p><p></p><p>This 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.</p><p></p><p>Perfect for fans of Martha Wells' <em>Murderbot Diaries</em> Becky Chambers' <em>Wayfarers</em> series and Naomi Kritzer's <em>CatNet</em> series <em>Maradia's Robot Emporium</em> delivers a hopeful and engaging vision of humanity's future with artificial intelligence.</p><p></p><p>Includes four stories originally published in <em>Analog Science Fiction & Fact</em> ten stories from <em>Daily Science Fiction</em> six brand-new tales and the Ursa Major Award-nominated Too Cuddly.</p>