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- In a world where humans are a minority and androids have created their own civilization, a wandering storyteller meets the beautiful android Ibis.
- About the Author: Hiroshi Yamamoto was born in 1956 in Kyoto.
- 432 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction
- Series Name: The Stories of Ibis
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About the Book
In a world where humans are a minority and androids have created their own civilization, a wandering storyteller meets the beautiful android Ibis. She tells him seven stories of human/android interaction in order to reveal the secret behind humanity's fall. The stories that Ibis speaks of are the "seven novels" about the events surrounding the announcements of the development of artificial intelligence (Ai) in the 20th and 21st centuries. At a glance, these stories do not appear to have any sort of connection, but what is the true meaning behind them? What are Ibis's real intentions?Book Synopsis
In a world where humans are a minority and androids have created their own civilization, a wandering storyteller meets the beautiful android Ibis. In a world where humans are a minority and androids have created their own civilization, a wandering storyteller meets the beautiful android Ibis. She tells him seven stories of human/android interaction in order to reveal the secret behind humanity's fall. The tales Ibis tells are science fiction stories about the events surrounding the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. At a glance, these stories do not appear to have any sort of connection, but what is the true meaning behind them? What are Ibis's real intentions?About the Author
Hiroshi Yamamoto was born in 1956 in Kyoto. He began his career with game developers Group SNE in 1987 and debuted as a writer and game designer. He gained popularity with juvenile titles such as February at the Edge of Time and the Ghost Hunter series. His first hardcover science fiction release, God Never Keeps Silent, became a sensation among SF fans and was nominated for the Japan SF Award. Other novels include Day of Judgment and The Unseen Sorrow of Winter. Aside from his work as a writer, Yamamoto is also active in various literary capacities as editor of classic science fiction anthologies and as president of To-Gakkai, a group of tongue-in-cheek "experts" on the occult.Dimensions (Overall): 7.94 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W) x 1.11 Inches (D)
Weight: .95 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 432
Series Title: The Stories of Ibis
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction
Publisher: Haikasoru
Theme: Action & Adventure
Format: Paperback
Author: Hiroshi Yamamoto
Language: English
Street Date: April 20, 2010
TCIN: 90231696
UPC: 9781421534404
Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-1645
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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