At the Green Hand, I picked out two books, but the one I’m posting about is an anthology of short stories called Robot Warriors<\/em>, edited by Martin Greenburg and Charles Waugh.<\/p>\n I actually really enjoyed several of the stories in the anthology with my favorite being “Kings Who Die” by Poul Anderson. This story focused on a Cold War-esque conflict carried out entirely in outer space to protect the Earth from weapons of mass destruction. The story focuses on an American soldier who barely survives a space battle and is rescued by a new type of enemy ship. Onboard, he meets with an enigmatic Russian General who has a plan to end the war but requires the soldier’s cooperation. Without spoiling the story, I’d recommend it to anyone interested in the themes of the sub conscience, human-computer integration, the cost of war, and questions of free will.<\/p>\n That said, they weren’t all highlights. One story in particular that frustrated me was “Second Variety” by Philip K. Dick. It wasn’t that the story had uninteresting ideas, but I figured out the twist about halfway through the story and spent the entire last half being annoyed with the protagonists’ stupidity.<\/p>\n Despite a few duds, it was a very enjoyable collection of stories that present interesting variations of many classical tropes of robotics. A few other stories from the collection I enjoyed were “A Relic of War” by Keith Laumer and “There Is No Defense” by Theodore Sturgeon (of Sturgeons’ law fame!).<\/p>\n –Isabella Angel<\/p>\n <\/p>\n EDIT:<\/p>\n Wow, I can’t believe I completely forgot to actually include some of the most important information! Thanks so much for reminding me Professor Saiber!<\/p>\n For any who are curious, the reason I chose this was because I really love short stories, I also really love robots, and it was within my price range so I could get another book as well!<\/p>\n And the citation format for the book:<\/p>\n Dickson, Gordon R, Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg, and Joe Adams.\u00a0Robot Warriors<\/i>. New York: Ace Books, 1991. Print.<\/p>\n
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