Got this book after watching "Love, Death, and Robots" and the short "Zima Blue." Was screaming at the screen, "Who wrote this? Who is the writer?! I need their work now!!!" Received it as a birthday present, and I love, love, love it. Most of the work runs in the realm of bittersweet stories, of course everyone has their favorites. Mine is "Enola." If you're obsessed with WWII, you know exactly what an Enola is and I was amused by the AI's cleverness but also its compassion. Generally his characters, being humans on the fringe, or AI, are smart, engaging, thoughtful. I also appreciated the author's comments appended to the shorts. Insight for any fresh writer who wants that raw clarity into the creative and especially the publishing process.

I've been avoiding hard sci-fi and its accompanying genres because I don't know where to look, but enjoyed Alastair's works and am looking to give his own recommendations a try.