Guardian Angels and Other Monsters

Name: Guardian Angels and Other Monsters
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Daniel H. Wilson
ISBN: 9780525589969

Author: Daniel H. Wilson

Narrator: Various

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 03/06/2018

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse comes a fascinating and fantastic collection that explores complex emotional and intellectual landscapes at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human life.

In "All Kinds of Proof," a down-and-out drunk makes the unlikeliest of friends when he is hired to train a mail-carrying robot; in "Blood Memory," a mother confronts the dangerous reality that her daughter will never assimilate in this world after she was the first child born through a teleportation device; in "The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever," a physicist rushes home to be with his daughter after he hears reports of an atmospheric anomaly which he knows to be a sign of the end of the earth; in "Miss Gloria," a robot comes back to life in many different forms in a quest to save a young girl. Guardian Angels and Other Monsters displays the depth and breadth of Daniel H. Wilson's vision and examines how artificial intelligence both saves and destroys humanity.

Stories and Readers:
"Miss Gloria," read by Emily Rankin
"The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever," read by Kirby Heyborne
"Jack, the Determined," read by Lincoln Hoppe
"The Executor," read by Rob Shapiro
"Helmet," read by Dion Graham
"Blood Memory," read by Adenrele Ojo
"Foul Weather," read by Mark Bramhall
"The Nostalgist," read by Arthur Morey
"Parasite: A Robopocalypse Story," read by Macleod Andrews
"God Mode," read by Danny Campbell
"Garden of Life," read by Stefan Rudnicki
"All Kinds of Proof," read by Dan Woren
"One for Sorrow: A Clockwork Dynasty Story," read by Julia Whelan
"Special Automatic," read by Robbie Daymond

About The Author

DANIEL H. WILSON is the bestselling author of Robopocalypse, Robogenesis, Amped, How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Where's My Jetpack?, How to Build a Robot Army, The Mad Scientist Hall of Fame, and Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and earned a B.S. in computer science from the University of Tulsa and a Ph.D. in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sylvain on March 07, 2018

By page 9, I was grinning like a kid on his first carnival ride. I love everything out of Daniel Wilson’s mind — it’s fun and it’s fast — and the short story format takes it into overdrive. Thrilling, touching, funny, heartbreaking and scary as hell, there’s nowhere this rollercoaster won’t take you......more

Goodreads review by Graeme on November 09, 2018

Anyone who knows me knows I love inventiveness, and that's what's on 5 star display here. Not every story in this selection is a full blown winner but most of them are. There is a wry, dark humour in some of these stories, and unlikely courage, and often poignant sadness and tragedy as humanity collid......more

Goodreads review by Paul on December 07, 2017

Who better to write about the potential advancement of artificial intelligence than someone especially instilled with supporting knowledge? That would be author, Daniel Wilson. He'd come well-prepared to the otherworldly gunfights with a PhD in robotics. Armed to the teeth. I was held entranced with......more

Goodreads review by Lena on April 25, 2018

This was the best collection I’ve ever read. I will remember The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Foreverfor the rest of my life. This book challenged my expectations of science fiction. It’s my favorite genre and now I’ll always want more. Miss Gloria★★★★★ Strong start. The story of the undying love and......more

Goodreads review by TraceyL on May 18, 2019

The first couple of stories blew my mind. I went through the author's books, adding everything I could find to my wishlist. They were very unique and I could feel the characters' desperation. But the rest of the stories ranged from confusing to boring. I ended up feeling disappointed, since the begi......more

Quotes

Praise for Daniel H. Wilson's Guardian Angels & Other Monsters

“Daniel H. Wilson's first short story collection delivers on all counts. . . . Wilson's work is masterfully rendered, and his fans will find Robopocalypse and The Clockwork Dynasty tie-in entries. For newcomers, there are plenty of other sometimes dark, always engaging worlds to love.”
—Shelf Awareness

“Spectacular. . . . Wilson displays an aching humanity and literary sensibility that will satisfy his fans and win him plenty of new ones. This thoughtful, affecting collection will linger in the thoughts of readers long after the last page is turned.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“By page 9, I was grinning like a kid on his first carnival ride. I love everything out of Daniel Wilson’s mind—it’s fun and it’s fast—and the short story format takes it into overdrive. Thrilling, touching, funny, heartbreaking and scary as hell, there’s nowhere this rollercoaster won’t take you. Grab on to those pages and hold tight. You’re in for one hell of a ride.”
—Sylvain Neuvel, author of Sleeping Giants

“Smart writing and intriguing characters lend themselves to these well-crafted tales about future technology. . . . This is a boon to both Wilson’s fans and sf readers seeking high-quality short fiction.”
—Library Journal

“Wilson's abundant talents are on display—the detail that hooks you, the efficient worldbuilding, the ideas and concepts deftly embedded throughout that light up the imagination, yet never slow down these propulsive narratives. Dark, chilling, even moving at times and consistently entertaining. This is brainy action, hard sci-fi with heart.”
—Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe