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Uncanny Divide: Six Tales of Artificial Intelligence Kindle Edition

by Nick Thacker (Author), Kevin Tumlinson (Author), Will Flora (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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Artificial intelligence has never been this real.



We think we know what it means to be alive, but what if the rules suddenly changed? Humanity has always been at the top of the intellectual food chain, but what if we woke up tomorrow to discover that was no longer the case?

Uncanny Divide features six tales that explore what it means to be truly alive and aware, and what happens when humanity is no longer the benchmark for intelligence.

Authors Nick Thacker, Kevin Tumlinson, and Will Flora bring you six stories that will make you wonder, make you smile, and make you worry about what's coming next.

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    September 2, 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B014V99J3O
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Turtleshell Press, Happy Pants Books (September 2, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 2, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2566 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 135 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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  1. Kevin Tumlinson

    Kevin Tumlinson

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    Kevin Tumlinson is an award-winning and bestselling novelist, living in Texas and working in random coffee shops, cafés, and hotel lobbies worldwide. His primary work is in thrillers—including his wildly popular Dan Kotler Archaeological Thrillers. But he also successfully published science fiction, fantasy, and escapist fiction.

    Kevin grew up in Wild Peach, Texas, where he was raised by his grandparents and given a healthy respect for storytelling. He often found himself in trouble in school for writing stories instead of doing his actual assignments, and he doesn't regret that in the least. And as Wild Peach was in no way metropolitan, or even approaching suburban, young Kevin had plenty of time to put his imagination to work crafting entire universes of characters, settings, and artifacts that would later inform his adult career choice.

    Kevin's love for history, archeology, and science has been a tremendous source of material for his writing, feeding his fiction and giving him just the excuse he needs to read the next article, biography, or research paper, visit the next city or country, and embark on the next adventure. Kevin and his wife, Kara, can often be found traveling as van-lifers, along with their little chihuahua terrier, Mini.

    Learn more about Kevin and his work, and get a free ebook, at KevinTumlinson.com

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    Nick Thacker

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    Nick Thacker is the USA Today Bestselling Author of action-adventure thrillers and mysteries, including the Harvey Bennett Thrillers series. Often mentioned as a cross between Clive Cussler and James Rollins, his stories are written in a fast-paced, punchy style.

    He lives on a volcano in Hawaii with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.

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Monica Beltrami-Carter
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh dear!
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
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Apart from the robots' consciousness, I think that this 6-stories book by Tumlinson and Thacker, is by far the best introduction to the archaeologist and mistery thrillers written by them.
I hope that it's not the only one.
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Janna Leslyn Mitchell
4.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2021
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I like these authors and really enjoyed this book of sci-fi regarding robots/AI. Very different from their usual books .
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My Library
5.0 out of 5 stars 6 imaginative short stories about AI
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015
If you enjoy sci-fi and would like a quick read, grab a copy of this book and lose yourself in one story at a time or gobble them one after the other as I did. We'll developed characters. I truly got into these stories so when one ended I was compelled to start the next to see where it would go. Now, at 3:00 a.m.
I'm still up thinking about them.

I look forward to reading additional works by these authors.
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ARbee
4.0 out of 5 stars AI Predicted
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2016
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Basically well constructed tales with good story line and plot development.

The only problem in "bundling" the short stories of the same nature is that they did come to predictable conclusions.
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Brian
4.0 out of 5 stars A collection of both caring and terrifying AI short stories that will please everyone's appetite.
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2015
4.5 Stars

I really enjoyed this collection of short stories. After just finishing Calum Chace's Pandora's a Brain this really helped me keep the AI stories coming.

Windmills and White Whales was excellently written and I believe the longest short story in the collection. This story reminded me a lot of The Martian. It just had that badass space thriller feel to it. I would have definitely read this as a full novel. Great story, just needed to be longer to develop the characters better. As a short story it did work though.

Isaac's Son had a really unique vibe to it. I liked the authors voice in this. This was by fav the "happiest" story of the bunch. I would like to know what comes of Isaac and his "dad."

I, Sergeant - Nick Thacker has a brilliant way of making you fall for the main character -- even when there are twists and turns that you didn't expect. And that is all I'm going to say about that.

This book definitely has an Asimov-ian feel to it, especially with the AI/robots in it. The point of view is great and believable. And the ending will catch you off guard.

A great blazing quick read for the end of summer that is quickly approaching. Please check out this new author, and if you enjoyed this book -- check out his other books (at the time of publishing this he is currently giving away 3 books on his website -- I believe the link is in the end of this short story).

Evolution - this one would have been better if it was maybe twice as long (or longer). The storyline just felt rushed. I would definitely like to understand this story better. The "why" was explained in a paragraph or so snd just didn't feel explained enough for me.

In A Mirror Dimly. Oof this one got me. Helping someone who was a "natural" born girl with issues and medical issues. But good lord. The ending snuck up on me and blew my mind.

A super quick read. You can literally finish this while enjoying a cup of coffee.

Nick Thacker is really excellent at character development, and given the incredibly short (30 total pages) nature of the short story he didn't have nearly the amount of space as normal -- but you still felt for Dorian. We know up front that he's an author. We quickly learn that he is also a programmer of sorts. You also find out that he and his wife aren't doing well and as the reader you're not sure why. Mr. Thacker gets all of this in very quickly and still has pages left to develop and "finish" the story.

Needless to say, it is still left somewhat open (this could have be stretched into a full novel VERY easily). And it could also be continued in future releases.

I loved how short it was (and I knew it was a short story) but I want more now.

All in all this is a great set of short stories to wet your whistle into the AI world. Just a fascinating look into our near future.
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Red48
4.0 out of 5 stars Short stories that need to be novels!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2015
As I've said a couple of times I'm not a real fan of short stories. Not sure if Nick Thacker is changing my mind or not. This book has a collection of six short stories. All are excellent. They all involve AI and how in different ways it can play havoc with your life. The only problem for me was just as I was really getting into each story it was over before I knew it. I was actually looking forward and backward in the book to see where he had hidden the rest of the story. I will say they all did an excellent job of making you think of what the evolution of AI will do to your life as a regular human. Kinda scary in some ways. I do highly recommend the book as these stories definitely makes you think. Each story in a different direction. Great job Nick. Looking forward to reading one of your full novels. Can't imagine how good it will be. I realize not all the stories were written by Nick and I would like to say to the other two authors. GREAT JOB!! Everything said above applies to you too!!
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Andrea Ward
4.0 out of 5 stars Good selection of stories to make you think
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2015
Several interesting stories about Artificial Intelligence. Lots of surprise endings that will leave you thinking. My favorite might have been Evolution because it got me thinking the most. I, Sergeant was a good thinking one as well.
If you like science fiction and thinking what if, this is a good selection for you.
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Sandi Wood
4.0 out of 5 stars Great collection of short stories
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2015
Great collection of short stories. The last 3 were my favorites. Any one of them could be possibilities of our futures. Cool but slightly creepy at once!
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