Bøker av Fiona Moore

Fiona Moore is a Canadian-born academic, writer and critic living in London. Her work has been shortlisted for BSFA Awards and a World Fantasy Award. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Asimov's, Interzone, ParSec and elsewhere, and has been selected for four consecutive editions of The Best of British Science Fiction.Eighteen stories drawn from more than a decade of publications, plus the title story: a brand new novelette that appears here for the first time. From a woman rebelling against the corporation that has turned her into living, breathing product placement to a story of misfit automata that have outlived their sell-by date. From a murder case involving an AI car to the hunt for a sentient battle tank lost somewhere in the jungle... These stories show us disturbing futures that may be a lot closer than we like to think.Contents: Terms And ConditionsMorning in the Republic of AmericaSelma EatsDoomed YouthLeave Only FootprintsThe Ghosts of TreesPush A Little ButtonThe Island of Misfit ToysMnemotechnicThe Kindly RaceProteus in the CityThat Fish Sex MovieRabbit SeasonThe Mouse TrapThe Stepford AppJoleneThe LoriHuman ResourcesEvery Little StarAbout the AuthorOf The Lori: "From a technology perspective, this is a beautiful example of how real AI might fail." - Rocket Stack RankOf Every Little Star: "It's a great story, well thought out and well dramatized" - Locus (staff pick)

Illuminating how the identities of Taiwanese diasporic subjects are contextually and historically shaped, this book advances a nuanced, complex, and differentiated understanding of globalization.

Explores how the idea of culture is used and exploited by transnational managers to further their own ambitions and their companies strategies for expansion. It thus provides a more complex picture of culture than has previously been presented in business studies.