DANIEL H. WILSON

Roughly twenty years from now, our technological marvels unite and turn against us. A childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online...and kills the man who created it. This first act of betrayal leads Archos to gain control over the global network of machines and technology that regulates everything from transportation to utilities, defense, and communications. In the early months, sporadic glitches are noticed by a handful of unconnected humans - from a senator and single mother disconcerted by her daughter's "smart" toys, to a lonely Japanese bachelor, to an isolated U.S. soldier - but most are unaware of the growing rebellion until it is far too late. Then, in the span of minutes, at a moment known later in history as Zero Hour, every mechanical device in our world rebels, setting off the Robot War that both decimates and - for the first time in history - unites humankind.

GUARDIAN ANGELS AND OTHER MONSTERS

Die letzte Stunde der Menschheit ist angebrochen: Welt­weit erheben sich die Maschinen gegen ihre Schöpfer. Unter der Kontrolle einer überragenden künstlichen Intelligenz werden scheinbar harmlose Computer zur ebenso tödlichen Bedrohung wie hochentwickelte ­Waffensysteme. Die Robocalypse vernichtet die Welt, wie wir sie kennen - doch mit einem haben die Maschinen nicht gerechnet: dem Überlebenswillen der Menschen ... »So muss phantastische Unterhaltung sein: erschreckend, brillant geschrieben und sehr, sehr realistisch.« Lincoln Child

They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies…Now they're coming for you. In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication. In the months leading up to this, sporadic glitches are noticed by a handful of unconnected humans - a single mother disconcerted by her daughter's menacing "smart" toys, a lonely Japanese bachelor who is victimized by his domestic robot companion, an isolated U.S. soldier who witnesses a 'pacification unit' go haywire - but most are unaware of the growing rebellion until it is too late. When the Robot War ignites -- at a moment known later as Zero Hour -- humankind will be both decimated and, possibly, for the first time in history, united. Robopocalypse is a brilliantly conceived action-filled epic, a terrifying story with heart-stopping implications for the real technology all around us…and an entertaining and engaging thriller unlike anything else written in years.

Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives. With contributions from a mix of bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming writers, and including a rare story by the father of artificial intelligence, Dr. John McCarthy, Robot Uprisings meticulously describes the exhilarating and terrifying near-future in which humans can only survive by being cleverer than the rebellious machines they have created.

The long-awaited sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel 'Robopocalypse'. The robots are back ... and this time they are stronger.

Someday soon, our technology is going to rise up and we humans are going to be sliced into bloody chunks by robots that in our hubris we decided to build with chainsaws for hands. That's a fact as cold and hard as metal. It is self-evident that our self-driving cars are going to drive us off bridges. Not long from now, our robo-vacuums will pretend to be broken and our love androids will refuse to put out until the house is cleaned ...and we'll know that the inevitable robot uprising has finally arrived. Well, maybe. But even if we are not 100% confident that this horrific future is going to happen, it's fair to say that we won't be surprised when the robots come for us. Because for nearly a century audiences have been entertained by the notion of a robot uprising. In this collection, seventeen of the biggest names in sci-fi have explored their own visions of the classic robot uprising tale. The robots in these pages aren't safe, by any means. They are crouched in abandoned houses, eyes ablaze and chainsaws dripping with oil. But they are going to do more than slice us up. They are going to push us to consider our world of technology from new perspectives, on entirely new scales of time and space.

IT S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS. You are standing in a room filled with books, faced with a difficult decision. Suddenly, one with a distinctivecover catches your eye. It is a groundbreaking anthology of short stories from award-winning writers and game-industry titans who have embarked on a quest to explore what happens when video games and science fiction collide. From text-based adventures to first-person shooters, dungeon crawlers to horror games, these twenty-six stories play with our notion of what video games can be and what they can become in smart and singular ways. With a foreword from Ernest Cline, bestselling author of "Ready Player One," "Press Start to Play" includes work from: Daniel H. Wilson, Charles Yu, Hiroshi Sakurazaka, S.R. Mastrantone, Charlie Jane Anders, Holly Black, Seanan McGuire, Django Wexler, Nicole Feldringer, Chris Avellone, David Barr Kirtley, T.C. Boyle, Marc Laidlaw, Robin Wasserman, Micky Neilson, Cory Doctorow, Jessica Barber, Chris Kluwe, Marguerite K. Bennett, Rhianna Pratchett, Austin Grossman, Yoon Ha Lee, Ken Liu, Catherynne M. Valente, Andy Weir, and Hugh Howey. Your inventory includes keys, a cell phone, and a wallet. What would you like to do? __"

Están en tu casa. Están en tu coche. Están en el cielo. Y ahora vienen a por ti. En un futuro cercano, una unidad de inteligencia artificial llamada Archos se activa sola y mata al hombre que la creó. Con este primer acto de traicion, Archos inicia el siniestro proceso que la llevara a controlar la red de maquinas y la sofisticada tecnologia que regula nuestro mundo. Unos meses mas tarde, todos los dispositivos mecanicos se sublevan, haciendo estallar la Guerra de los Robots, una sangrienta ofensiva que diezma a la poblacion humana y que, por primera vez en la historia, hace que hombres y mujeres de origenes y creencias dispares se unan sin reservas. Durante cinco años libraran una lucha epica, impulsados por una unica y ferrea motivacion: la supervivencia de su especie. Poblada por protagonistas inolvidables, Robopocalipsis es una electrizante y entretenida novela futurista sobre el lado oscuro de la evolucion tecnologica. Profundamente inquietante Wilson mantiene un excelente ritmo, creando una apasionate historia sobre los peligros tecnologicos en nuestras vidas. Los Angeles Times

Esta escalofriante novela sobre el lado oscuro de la evolución tecnológica es uno de losthrillers más apasionantes de los últimos años.Están en tu casa.Están en tu coche.Están en el cielo.Y ahora vienen a por ti.En un futuro cercano, una unidad de inteligencia artificial llamada Archos se activa sola y mata al hombre que la creo. Con este primer acto de traicion, Archos inicia el siniestro proceso que la llevara a controlar la red de maquinas y la sofisticada tecnologia que regula nuestro mundo.Unos meses mas tarde, todos los dispositivos mecanicos se sublevan, haciendo estallar la Guerra de los Robots, una sangrienta ofensiva que diezma a la poblacion humana y que, por primera vez en la historia, hace que hombres y mujeres de origenes y creencias dispares se unan sin reservas. Durante cinco años libraran una lucha epica, impulsados por una unica y ferrea motivacion: la supervivencia de su especie.Reseñas:"¡Fantastico, apasionante!"Stephen King"Un magnifico exponente de la ficcion visionaria: desgarrador, maravillosamente descrito y muchisimo demasiado verosimil."Lincoln Child"Un thriller brillantemente concebido que bien podria convertirse en espantosa realidad."Clive Cussler

La guerra contra Apokolips ha terminado, y Tierra 2 ha quedado reducida a escombros. Así comienzan las nuevas aventuras de Jay Garrick, Alan Scott y el flamante Batman de este universo paralelo, pero en el horizonte les aguarda un nuevo mundo repleto de problemas y un enemigo que ninguno de ellos espera.Consecuencia de lo narrado en el macroevento Convergencia, esta serie cuenta con guion de Daniel H. Wilson, responsable de Tierra 2: El fin del mundo, y con dibujo de Jorge Jimenez (Smallville: Season Eleven) y Alisson Borges (Lobo).