This collection of stories about robot uprisings was a bit hit and miss. Most of the stories weren't about robot uprisings but just about robots. I found Omnibot Incident a childish kid's story and wonder why it was included in this anthology especially since it had nothing to do with a robot uprising. The explanation at the end was corny. Executable was too brief. A virus causes a dystopia, but the story was rather an anecdote with a pun ending. The story seemed just set up for that pun at the

This rating is for “We Are All Misfit Toys in the Aftermath of the Velveteen War” by Seanan McGuire

I'll go story-by-story.1. "Complex God" by Scott Sigler: Entirely predictable, with not a single twist or cause to be impressed. Well-written MEH.2. "Cycles" by Charles Yu: Utter crap.3. "Lullaby" by Anna North: Good. Nothing spectacular, but good.4. "Eighty Miles An Hour All the Way To Paradise": Move On. Nothing To See, or Read.5. "Executable": Has the formidable editor JJA lost it? How can such moronic stuff even get into this book?6. "The Omnibot Incident" by Ernest Cline: Huh! Right Story,

I had to give this collection 5 stars because it was such a treat to read a collection with literally no duds. These were all compelling, fascinating interpretations of robot revolution. There were no two alike and they were all very good, even the ones I had quibbles with. Some were haunting and unforgettable. Some were funny and surprising. And some were downright scary. They were all worth reading and talking about. And a disturbing number were a little too realistic and possibly foreshadowin...

A pretty good collection. True to it's theme and filled will generally good stories. But not enjoyable, pretty much the whole book was a downer. There were definitely standout stories, Cory Doctorow's Epoch about the AI Big Mac was very much a favorite. But mostly it was a collection of horror stories and I don't do horror much. Sure there were interesting ideas here, but not ones I want to spend time thinking about.

Incredible collection. Nearly every one a gem. For poetic, read 'The Golden Hour'; for gruesome, 'Small Things'; elaborate, 'Sleepover'; unexpected, 'Of Dying Heroes and Deathless Deeds', 'The Robot and the Baby' or 'We are all misfit toys in the aftermath of the velveteen wars'; ya-ish, 'Nanonauts! In battle with tiny death-subs!'; sweet, 'Cycles'; actual about an AI about to take over the planet, 'Epoch'. But really, just read them all!

"Robot Uprisings" is a great collection of short stories that deals with, you guessed it, robots run amok. Some are better than others but I really enjoyed all the different takes from nanobots to AI in our children's toys. More than a few of these would have made excellent "Black Mirror" episodes as that show deals with out of control technology.

Cycles by Charles Yu ★★★★★ That was an emotional journey! The story started deadpan with the promise of violence, then turned humorous, but ended so heartwarmingly I was verklempt... talk amongst yourselves...I need a minute.We Are All Misfit Toys In the Aftermath of the Velveteen War by Seanan McGuire ★★★★½Mira Grant, goddess of the gut punch. Mira Grant, queen of Dark and Clever SciFi. (view spoiler)[I’ve never read her fantasy work under her real name or know if there is a change in tenor whe...

There seems to be a lot of books coming out now with the theme of robots rising up and taking over some or all of the world. This book of short stories has this terrifying theme at its heart too, with the different authors developing a range of different ideas, from all out war, to the children’s toys taking them away from the adults, to nanobots that are capable of modifying the actual genetics of people.As with all collections, there are the good and the bad. One of my favourites was the one b...

I have a story in this anthology, but I'm giving it the 5-star for some tales that I really loved. "Of Dying Heroes and Deathless Deeds" by Robin Wasserman just floored me. It's a tale of the horrors of war from the perspective of a robotic victor, PTSD in silica. "Spider the Artist" by Nnedi Okarafor was another favorite, a skilled tale of a woman in a difficult situation finding an unexpected emotional connection and validation for talents that go largely ignored. Julianna Baggot's "The Golden...

I need to read more science fiction. I used to as a teenager, but got more into horror and thrillers. I need to get back to sci fi, and with this collection of bleak stories about the robots rising against us (subtly, violently or a combination of the two) I am hooked again. Not a bad story in this anthology.

Look, ALL of these compilations are excellent, John Joseph Adams is very good at assembling volumes of short fiction, he's basically a brand at this point, and a very strong one, that I consistently enjoy.I've read, conservatively, a dozen collections of short fiction he's edited, and enjoyed them all. This one has robots in there, and the robots go berserk, and it's lovely. You should read this, you deserve it. It's a fun collection that makes for a brisk read.

✭✭✭“Complex God”, Scott Sigler (2014) ✭✭✭½“Cycles”, Charles Yu (2014) ✭✭✭½“Lullaby”, Anna North (2014) ✭✭✭“Eighty Miles an Hour All the Way to Paradise”, Genevieve Valentine (2014) ✭✭✭“Executable”, Hugh Howey (2012) ✭✭“The Omnibot Incident”, Ernest Cline (2014) ✭✭“Epoch”, Cory Doctorow (2010) ✭✭✭✭½“Human Intelligence”, Jeff Abbott (2014) ✭½“The Golden Hour”, Julianna Baggott (2014) ✭✭✭½“Sleepover”, Alastair Reynolds (2010) ✭✭✭½“Seasoning”, Alan Dean Foster (2014) ✭✭½“Nanonauts! In Battle with Ti...

This was one of the best anthologies I've ever read. It featured a wide variety of takes on the robot uprisings theme. Most of the novellas were good and a few were excellent. This anthology was a very enjoyable read. It has served its purpose of making me interested in reading more books or novellas from the majority of the authors included. If I had to pick a favorite it would likely be the superb Omnibot by the fantastic Ernest Cline. I would have bought the anthology for his novella alone. L...

This anthology was a wonderful surprise. I'm not a fan of short stories and novellas unless they're part of a series but this anthology has made me reconsider. Highly recommended for all sci-fi lovers and other curious readers. Small Things by Daniel h. Wilson This was an interesting and quite ominous tale that reminded me very much of a sci-fi version of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. However, unlike the older and even darker older book, this one didn’t have the same emotional grip. I guess it

A themed short story collection would be easier to read if the theme allowed for a little more room to maneuver. Robots uprise. That's what every story is about. Robots uprise. It took me forever to finish, but I must give it credit: I read all of every story except Wilson's "Small Things," which is so overwritten that I gave up after twenty pages. Yes, show-don't-tell, but there are limits.There's quite a lot of the good old sci-fi tradition of 'stories' that are in fact well-researched premise...

As Daniel H. Wilson writes, one of the unique things about robots is, unlike other terrifying threats or monsters, that they are real and already woven into the very fabric of our society. We use robots already for so many tasks, ranging from everyday mundane cleaning through to processing sensitive military data. So what would happen if the robots, the very things that we as a society have come to rely on for so many things, rebelled? Chaos... mayhem... and terror. That's what. Robot Uprisings,...

Summary: There were some awesome ideas in this collection, but many of the stories felt under-developed or incomplete.I don't read a lot of sci-fi any more, but it's one of the genres I read the most in high school and I still often love it when I pick it up. So, even though short stories aren't always my thing, I thought there couldn't be much better than a collection all about robot uprisings. I also recognized the names of a number of authors in the collection, including Nnedi Okorafor, Ernes...

I am firmly in the paranoia camp when it comes to robots. I kind of think technology hates me already so it's not at all a stretch for me to believe that robots will attack one day. And I'm not alone, even Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking say AI is dangerous! Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, folks.In Robot Uprisings Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams have compiled a collection packed with tales of technology gone wrong. From nanobots and rips in space and time to a war with smart toys, these stor...

Robot Uprisings is a sci-fi anthology put together by Daniel Wilson and John Joseph Adams. The anthology is a collection of stories involving the upcoming robot uprising. However, the stories do not intersect with one another, and are not meant to convey a continuous story or backdrop of a common event. The stories themselves are cool and interesting takes on the planned pervasiveness of robots in our near future, and how our lives will be forever ruined when all of our appliances begin to think...