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Entanglements

Tomorrow's Lovers, Families, and Friends

Part of Twelve Tomorrows

Author James Patrick Kelly, Mary Robinette Kowal, Nancy Kress, Rich Larson, Sam J. Miller, Annalee Newitz, Suzanne Palmer, Cadwell Turnbull, Nick Wolven, Xia Jia, Ken Liu, Lisa Yaszek

Illustrated by Plakhova

Introduction by Sheila Williams

Edited by Sheila Williams

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On sale Sep 15, 2020 | 240 Pages | 9780262539258

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12 award-winning science fiction authors from around the world offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology.

For fans of anthologies like Soonish and Netflix's Black Mirror

In a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships—in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series considers the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on the emotional bonds that hold us together.

The strange new worlds in these stories feature AI family therapy, floating fungitecture, and a futuristic love potion. Imagine genetic alterations to code for altruism, or digital avatars that can interface with other avatars on dating sites, running sample conversations to find appropriate matches, or artificial assistance animals.

Contributions include Xia Jia's novelette set in a Buddhist monastery, translated by the Hugo Award-winning writer Ken Liu; and a story by Nancy Kress, winner of 6 Hugos and 2 Nebulas. A full story list:

James Patrick Kelly, Your Boyfriend Experience
Mary Robinette Kowal, A Little Wisdom
Nancy Kress, Invisible People
Rich Larson, Echo the Echo
Sam J. Miller, The Nation of the Sick
Annalee Newitz, The Monogamy Hormone
Suzanne Palmer, Don't Mind Me
Cadwell Turnbull, Mediation
Nick Wolven, Sparklybits
Xia Jia, The Monk of Lingyin Temple, translated by Ken Liu

Also includes an interview with Nancy Kress by Lisa Yaszek, and Tatiana Plakhova's beautiful "data abstract" illustrations serve as frontispiece to each of the stories.

Sheila Williams is the multiple Hugo-award winning editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine and the editor or coeditor of more than two dozen anthologies.

Sheila Williams is the multiple Hugo-award winning editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine and the editor or coeditor of more than two dozen anthologies.

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INTRODUCTION ix
Sheila Williams
1 INVISIBLE PEOPLE 1
Nancy Kress
2 PROFILE: NANCY KRESS 25
Lisa Yaszek
3 ECHO THE ECHO 35
Rich Larson
4 SPARKLYBITS 51
Nick Wolven
5 A LITTLE WISDOM 75
Mary Robinette Kowal
6 YOUR BOYFRIEND EXPERIENCE 93
James Patrick Kelly
7 MEDIATION 123
Cadwell Turnbull
8 THE NATION OF THE SICK 135
Sam J. Miller
9 DON’T MIND ME 151
Suzanne Palmer
10 THE MONOGAMY HORMONE 171
Annalee Newitz
11 THE MONK OF LINGYIN TEMPLE 185
Xia Jia (translated by Ken Liu)
ARTWORK: TATIANA PLAKHOVA 215
CONTRIBUTORS 217

AN ENTANGLEMENT IS A COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP. THIS IS TRUE WHETHER IT refers to a brother with a drug addition, a child genetically altered without her parents’ knowledge, friends getting together for their “weekly bad rosé night,” a casual hookup arranged by a personal avatar, or a particle whose quantum state can’t be described independently of one or more other particles even when those particles are very far apart. Science fiction explores the future, and it does that very well. The future can’t be explored without also considering the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on all the relationships that tie us to each other. Entanglements is the sixth volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series and the first to have a central unifying theme. The book’s ten fiction authors were asked to write tales about the emotional bonds that hold us together. They had a broad canvas. Their tales could be about families, friends, or lovers, but they all were asked to explore different ways in which these bonds would be affected by our ever-evolving knowledge of science and advances in technology. I’m sure the relationships of the future, be they romances, platonic friendships, or family ties, will be just as loving, messy, complex, affirming, disturbing, heartbreaking, all-embracing, and fulfilling as they are today. They will be affected by our changing world. Infrastructure changes brought on by our warming planet, scientific discoveries, and technical innovations will put new stress on the forces that entangle us with each other even as they relieve some of the issues that complicate life.

“Pairing scientific precision with emotional insight, this accessible anthology makes a powerful case for featured author Nancy Kress’s assertion that ‘stories are made out of and for people.’ Readers will be captivated.”

—Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

"The 10 very different thought experiments presented in this volume make for a fun ride, revealing that human relationships will continue to be as complicated and affirming in the future as they are today. I would recommend the Netflix approach to this highly readable collection: Binge it in one go, preferably with a friend."

—Science

"All told, Entanglements is a massively successful anthology, one which should put MIT Press on everyone's radar."

—Lightspeed

"These books are always something to look forward to..."
—Locus

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Rich Larson View titles by Rich Larson

Sam J. Miller View titles by Sam J. Miller

Annalee Newitz View titles by Annalee Newitz

Suzanne Palmer View titles by Suzanne Palmer

Cadwell Turnbull View titles by Cadwell Turnbull

Nick Wolven View titles by Nick Wolven

Xia Jia View titles by Xia Jia

Ken Liu View titles by Ken Liu

Lisa Yaszek View titles by Lisa Yaszek

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• Laos

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• Luxembourg

• Macau

• Macedonia

• Madagascar

• Malawi

• Malaysia

• Maldives

• Mali

• Malta

• Marshall island

• Martinique

• Mauritania

• Mauritius

• Mayotte

• Mexico

• Micronesia

• Minor Outl.Ins.

• Moldavia

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• Mongolia

• Montenegro

• Montserrat

• Morocco

• Mozambique

• Myanmar

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• Nepal

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• New Caledonia

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• Samoa,American

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• Seychelles

• Sierra Leone

• Singapore

• Sint Maarten

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Solomon Islands

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• South Africa

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• South Sudan

• Spain

• Sri Lanka

• St Barthelemy

• St. Helena

• St. Lucia

• St. Vincent

• St.Chr.,Nevis

• St.Pier,Miquel.

• Sth Terr. Franc

• Sudan

• Suriname

• Svalbard

• Swaziland

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Syria

• Tadschikistan

• Taiwan

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• Togo

• Tokelau Islands

• Tonga

• Trinidad,Tobago

• Tunisia

• Turkey

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• Turks&Caicos Is

• Tuvalu

• US Virgin Is.

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• Unit.Arab Emir.

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