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At the intersection of Soonish and Netflix's Black Mirror, award-winning science fiction authors from around the world offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ix
Sheila Williams
1 INVISIBLE PEOPLE 1
Nancy Kress
2 PROFILE: NANCY KRESS 25
Lisa Yaszek
3 ECHO THE ECHO 35
Rich Larson
4 SPARKLYBITS 51
Nick Wolven
5 A LITTLE WISDOM 75
Mary Robinette Kowal
6 YOUR BOYFRIEND EXPERIENCE 93
James Patrick Kelly
7 MEDIATION 123
Cadwell Turnbull
8 THE NATION OF THE SICK 135
Sam J. Miller
9 DON’T MIND ME 151
Suzanne Palmer
10 THE MONOGAMY HORMONE 171
Annalee Newitz
11 THE MONK OF LINGYIN TEMPLE 185
Xia Jia (translated by Ken Liu)
ARTWORK: TATIANA PLAKHOVA 215
CONTRIBUTORS 217

About the Author

Sheila Williams is the multiple Hugo-award winning editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine and the editor or coeditor of more than two dozen anthologies.

Sheila Williams is the multiple Hugo-award winning editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine and the editor or coeditor of more than two dozen anthologies.

Reviews

“Pairing scientific precision with emotional insight, this accessible anthology makes a powerful case for featured author Nancy Kress’s assertion that ‘stories are made out of and for people.’ Readers will be captivated.”

—Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

"The 10 very different thought experiments presented in this volume make for a fun ride, revealing that human relationships will continue to be as complicated and affirming in the future as they are today. I would recommend the Netflix approach to this highly readable collection: Binge it in one go, preferably with a friend."

—Science

"All told, Entanglements is a massively successful anthology, one which should put MIT Press on everyone's radar."

 —Lightspeed

"These books are always something to look forward to..."
  —Locus