Stories Are Weapons
- 246 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A sharp and timely exploration of the dark art of manipulation through weaponized storytelling, from the best-selling author of Four Lost Cities.
Annalee Newitz Book order (chronological)
May 9, 1969
Annalee Newitz delves into the cultural impact of science and technology, exploring the societal shifts these fields engender. Their work critically examines the intricate connections between race, class, and technological advancement, uncovering hidden power dynamics. With a keen analytical approach, Newitz blends journalism with critical thought to offer readers fresh perspectives on our interconnected future. Their writing prompts contemplation on how technology shapes human identities and social structures.
A science fiction epic for our times and a love letter to our future, The Terraformers will take you on a journey spanning thousands of years and exploring the triumphs, strife, and hope that find us wherever we make our home.
Four Lost Cities
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
A fascinating look at four of the most spectacular cities in human history-and why they were all abandoned.
The Future of Another Timeline is stunning new stand-alone science fiction novel from Annalee Newitz, a founding editor of io9 and Lambda Award-winning author of Autonomous.
AUTONOMOUS
- 300 pages
- 11 hours of reading
"Autonomous is to biotech and AI whatNeuromancerwas to the Internet."--Neal Stephenson "Something genuinely and thrillingly new in the naturalistic, subjective, paradoxically humanistic but non-anthropomorphic depiction of bot-POV--and all in the service of vivid, solid storytelling."--William Gibson When anything can be owned, how can we be free Earth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist turned drug pirate, traversing the world in a submarine as a pharmaceutical Robin Hood, fabricating cheap scrips for poor people who can't otherwise afford them. But her latest drug hack has left a trail of lethal overdoses as people become addicted to their work, doing repetitive tasks until they become unsafe or insane. Hot on her trail, an unlikely pair: Eliasz, a brooding military agent, and his robotic partner, Paladin. As they race to stop information about the sinister origins of Jack's drug from getting out, they begin to form an uncommonly close bond that neither of them fully understand. And underlying it all is one fundamental question: Is freedom possible in a culture where everything, even people, can be owned?