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Person vs Machine

The technological conflict between human existence and autonomous automation, artificial intelligence, or mechanical systems that threaten to surpass human control.

The thrill of existential dread as humanity confronts its own obsolescence, the chilling possibility of being surpassed by its creations, and the desperate struggle for survival against intelligent, unfeeling machines.

Books

The Wild RobotPeter Brown
Klara and the SunKazuo Ishiguro
The Naked SunIsaac Asimov
The Player of GamesIain M. Banks
Player PianoKurt Vonnegut
The Robots of DawnIsaac Asimov
Network EffectMartha Wells
Rogue ProtocolMartha Wells
The Door into SummerRobert A. Heinlein
2010: Odyssey TwoArthur C. Clarke
Fugitive TelemetryMartha Wells
Demon SeedDean Koontz
The Electric StateSimon Stålenhag
AccelerandoCharles Stross
The Positronic ManIsaac Asimov
Ancillary MercyAnn Leckie
Exit StrategyMartha Wells
QualityLandMarc-Uwe Kling
Navigators of DuneBrian Herbert
AgencyWilliam Gibson
MakersCory Doctorow
The Memory of EarthOrson Scott Card
Sisterhood of DuneBrian Herbert
The Call of EarthOrson Scott Card
RobopocalypseDaniel H. Wilson
The Peace WarVernor Vinge
Iron HeartNina Varela
Only HumanSylvain Neuvel
Foundation's FearGregory Benford
GenesisBernard Beckett
Isaac Asimov's CalibanRoger MacBride Allen
RebootAmy Tintera
Kill DecisionDaniel Suarez
Mentats of DuneBrian Herbert
Tower of GlassRobert Silverberg
GearbreakersZoe Hana Mikuta
Heaven's RiverDennis E. Taylor
Mutineers' MoonDavid Weber
Defy the StarsClaudia Gray
CyborgMartin Caidin
Unicorn PointPiers Anthony
The Alchemy of StoneEkaterina Sedia
MacroscopePiers Anthony
Service ModelAdrian Tchaikovsky
AutonomyDaniel Blythe
The punch escrowTal M. Klein
The MechanicalIan Tregillis
Isaac Asimov's InfernoRoger MacBride Allen
A Forest of StarsKevin J. Anderson
InfluxDaniel Suarez

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