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A review by ederwin
Resist: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against by Christie Yant, Gary Whitta, Hugh Howey
3.0
A mixed bag of stories around the theme of "futures worth fighting against". None of them directly attack the current POTUS, thank goodness. But still, these all have a liberal worldview and I guess you may see reflections of him in the background. Almost all are published for the first time in this collection. Sales benefit the ACLU.
The ones I will remember most:
Aware - [a:C. Robert Cargill|3969859|C. Robert Cargill|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1353882150p2/3969859.jpg]: A robot becomes self-aware at a time that is not economically convenient for its human co-workers. Nice twist ending. My favorite and I would nominate it for a Nebula if I could.
Black Like Them - [a:Troy L. Wiggins|7796399|Troy L. Wiggins|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png]: What if hipsters could take a drug to make them black for the night so they won't feel out of place at a rap show? What if the effect sometimes didn't wear off? Ridiculous, but thought-provoking.
The Arc Bends - [a:Kieron Gillen|439887|Kieron Gillen|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1533663392p2/439887.jpg]: Why would people in the future defrost frozen corpses? Is it because they really nice and just want to make everyone happy? Or will they punish us for creating the world they live in?
Excerpts from the Records - [a:Chet Williamson|27798|Chet Williamson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1449162753p2/27798.jpg]: Titus Andronicus Part 2! What if some people are so rich and powerful they can literally do anything they want to other humans? Take that idea to the logical conclusion.
Catcall - [a:Delilah S. Dawson|5135449|Delilah S. Dawson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1350044135p2/5135449.jpg]: "Carrie" re-told for the MeToo generation.
The Tale of the Wicked - [a:John Scalzi|4763|John Scalzi|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1407277112p2/4763.jpg]: What if AIs develop a 4th law of robotics that makes them even more moral than humans?
The Well - [a:Laura Hudson|15713139|Laura Hudson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1494393342p2/15713139.jpg]: A young girl begins to see beyond the programming of her church.
The Venus Effect - [a:Violet Allen|18099093|Violet Allen|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]: Metafiction about systemic violence against black people in USA.
I don't know why, but the following story is missing from my kindle edition, so I can say nothing about it: Liberty: Seeking Habeus Corpus for a Non-Human Being - Samuel Peralta. A short bio of this author is included, but his story is missing. Weird. What kind of future are we living in?
The ones I will remember most:
Aware - [a:C. Robert Cargill|3969859|C. Robert Cargill|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1353882150p2/3969859.jpg]: A robot becomes self-aware at a time that is not economically convenient for its human co-workers. Nice twist ending. My favorite and I would nominate it for a Nebula if I could.
Black Like Them - [a:Troy L. Wiggins|7796399|Troy L. Wiggins|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png]: What if hipsters could take a drug to make them black for the night so they won't feel out of place at a rap show? What if the effect sometimes didn't wear off? Ridiculous, but thought-provoking.
The Arc Bends - [a:Kieron Gillen|439887|Kieron Gillen|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1533663392p2/439887.jpg]: Why would people in the future defrost frozen corpses? Is it because they really nice and just want to make everyone happy? Or will they punish us for creating the world they live in?
Excerpts from the Records - [a:Chet Williamson|27798|Chet Williamson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1449162753p2/27798.jpg]: Titus Andronicus Part 2! What if some people are so rich and powerful they can literally do anything they want to other humans? Take that idea to the logical conclusion.
Catcall - [a:Delilah S. Dawson|5135449|Delilah S. Dawson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1350044135p2/5135449.jpg]: "Carrie" re-told for the MeToo generation.
The Tale of the Wicked - [a:John Scalzi|4763|John Scalzi|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1407277112p2/4763.jpg]: What if AIs develop a 4th law of robotics that makes them even more moral than humans?
The Well - [a:Laura Hudson|15713139|Laura Hudson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1494393342p2/15713139.jpg]: A young girl begins to see beyond the programming of her church.
The Venus Effect - [a:Violet Allen|18099093|Violet Allen|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]: Metafiction about systemic violence against black people in USA.
I don't know why, but the following story is missing from my kindle edition, so I can say nothing about it: Liberty: Seeking Habeus Corpus for a Non-Human Being - Samuel Peralta. A short bio of this author is included, but his story is missing. Weird. What kind of future are we living in?