The first couple of stories blew my mind. I went through the author's books, adding everything I could find to my wishlist. They were very unique and I could feel the characters' desperation. But the rest of the stories ranged from confusing to boring. I ended up feeling disappointed, since the beginning had so much promise.

Anyone who knows me knows I love inventiveness, and that's what's on 5 star display here.Not every story in this selection is a full blown winner but most of them are.There is a wry, dark humour in some of these stories, and unlikely courage, and often poignant sadness and tragedy as humanity collides in one way or another with the fruits of their robot/AI offspring.There are stories here that will stay with me and I'm always thankful to find memorable affective writing.Recommended for anyone wh...

I listened to this on audiobook. The different narrators for each story was a good concept. I’d consider this a mixed bag. There’s some really interesting and thought provoking stories in here like “Jack the Determined,” “Foul Weather,” and “Blood Memory” but there are also stinkers like “Special Automatic.” Wilson mixes genres throughout and I respect him for that but I feel like with a writer that seems so talented, I wish I could’ve liked more of the stories but I didn’t but it’s a decent col...

Dark, but well crafted. "Blue Afternoon" was particularly good. A couple of the stories didn't work for me, but that's a pretty good hit rate for short stories.

By page 9, I was grinning like a kid on his first carnival ride. I love everything out of Daniel Wilson’s mind — it’s fun and it’s fast — and the short story format takes it into overdrive. Thrilling, touching, funny, heartbreaking and scary as hell, there’s nowhere this rollercoaster won’t take you. Grab on to those pages and hold tight. You’re in for one hell of a ride.

Who better to write about the potential advancement of artificial intelligence than someone especially instilled with supporting knowledge? That would be author, Daniel Wilson. He'd come well-prepared to the otherworldly gunfights with a PhD in robotics. Armed to the teeth.I was held entranced with an impressive display of his genius that danced through the pages. A well-written narrative of swashbuckling short stories covered the soaring gamut of the author's imagination.An eclectic array of ar...

I know it's an old complaint, but I do wish GR let us rate on 1/2, or even better, on 1/4 stars. For me, thIs book is better than a 3, but not quite a 4. I probably would have gone either with a 3.5 or a 3.75 if I could have. The short stories in this anthology hit on a lot of the complex emotional and physical issues that might arise as we advance in robot and artificial intelligence. None of the stories are very heavy at all into science or science fiction, but rather look at the human side of...

Avg-3.93I really enjoyed this anthology! Many of the stories were very emotional, and it on different themes using robots to enhance the messages. Out of 14 stories there was only 1 (Blood Memory) I didn't like, which is awesome for an anthology, or collection really! The rest I loved to varying degrees, with my favorites being "The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever", "The Executor", "One for Sorrow: A Clockwork Dynasty Story" and "Special Automatic". One for Sorrow makes me realize I need to r...

I was already a fan, and this did not disappoint! Who doesn't want a robot in tune with them to protect them? I mean really?

Daniel H. Wilson had to go a very *very* long way to get me to love a sci-fi/fantasy short story collection, but go he did. I'm staunchly not a fan of sci-fi/fantasy, or short story collections for that matter, so the fact that I loved this book is kind of weirding me out right now. Even typing this is giving me all kinds of cognitive dissonance! These stories are super fun with lip-biting suspense and sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat tension, and there's even a bit of empathy and heartbreak braided...

This was the best collection I’ve ever read. I will remember The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever for the rest of my life. This book challenged my expectations of science fiction. It’s my favorite genre and now I’ll always want more.Miss Gloria ★★★★★Strong start. The story of the undying love and devotion of a nanny robot to his charge.The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever ★★★★★"We will always have the stars." Full on heartrending tear jerking perfection. The story feels like a highly person...

3.75✪'sThere are so many things to like about this book of short stories. The writing is amazing and each story really draws you in. Daniel H. Wilson's imagination and the atmosphere he creates (dark, bleak, depressing) is next level, I felt for the characters almost immediately - just fantastic. I was creeped out, teary eyed, horrified, and intrigued. My favourites = The Blue Afternoon hat Lasted Forever (broke my heart), Blood Memory (creepy AF) & Special Automatic. I would absolutely recommen...

Overall, 2.5 stars rounded down. There were a couple of good stories, but most were just OK or real stinkers. All the stories feature a robot in some fashion. Some 'good', some 'bad', & others just out of control. The latter were the scariest & there were some really neat ideas in them, but he tried too hard to wring the emotion out & usually went on far too long. Most would have been better if they'd been half the length, sometimes cutting the dross out of the middle, but as often by ending muc...

This was an interesting futurism/tech short story collection. They seemed to start off a bit sentimental, but quickly went more toward Black Mirror-esque horror. Over all these were in the 2.5-3.5 star range, except for a few outliers.- The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever: A physicist rushes home to his young daughter as the world is on the verge of chaos, as a specialist how do you cope with fully knowing something those you love won't understand. Really reminded me of the film Melancholia,

Guardian Angels and Other Monsters by Daniel H. Wilson is a very highly recommended collection of fourteen short stories that examine how artificial intelligence both saves and destroys humanity. The writing is excellent and the stories are well-paced, thoughtful, and emotional. This compilation starts out and ends strong. Guardian Angels and Other Monsters is an outstanding selection for science fiction and short story fans. I was captivated by the majority of the stories with the exception of

This is a great book! The characters are believable despite being fantastical, and though there’s a bit more horror than I can usually handle, I enjoyed all the stories. My favorite has to be THE BLUE AFTERNOON THAT LASTED FOREVER. I’d read it originally three years earlier when it was part of the anthology CARBIDE TIPPED PENS. One thing you will not get with these stories is a lot of happy endings, in the traditional sense. Sometimes the protagonist prevails, but sometimes they don’t. But wheth...

4.5⭐️A haunting, disturbing, and (at times) claustrophobic collection of dark adult sci-fi stories that get told through different styles from one author. From the apocalypse to fighting tyrannical men in power to vengeance, we explore numerous themes in stories suspended in time. There’s a true sense of fear and hopelessness that runs through the minds of this cast of characters. I think I much prefer this book to Robopocalypse. There’s one issue I couldn’t really ignore that I understand proba...

The first novel I read by this author (a collection of short stories) and it got me hooked. Sublime writing. Excellent work of science fiction.

Great collection of short stories featuring robots: creepy, sad, and engaging, with a few touches of humor.

Technology, science, and humanity collide in Daniel H. Wilson's newest, a collection of shorts featuring bits and pieces of all three of those subjects.In the opening tale, "Miss Gloria", a robot does its utmost best to save the child it's been created to teach and protect. In "Helmet" a boy learns the all too horrific truth about the electronic monsters that plague his world. "Parasite: A Robopocalypse Story" brings us back to the world of Robopocalypse and "One For Sorrow: A Clockwork Dynasty