Communications Breakdown

SF Stories about the Future of Connection

Jonathan Strahan

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MIT Press
05 December 2023

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Science fiction; Short Stories Sci-Fi

Series: Twelve Tomorrows

"In Communications Breakdown, award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan asks some of the world's best science fiction writers to consider how the very idea of communication might change in the future. Rich terrain for speculation, this anthology brims with human stories about the future face of our age-old need to connect. As cyberpunk pioneer William Gibson said, ""The future is already here-it's just not evenly distributed."" So what happens when inequalities keep the future from everyone's front door? Who is in control? These stories show humanity's ability to construct the best possible worlds while also battling our potential to inflict unlimited harm.

Communications Breakdown features contributions from Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Famer Cory Doctorow, the winner of the Times of India AutHer Award Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Hugo Award winner Ian McDonald, as well as an interview with digital privacy activist Chris Gilliard by author and journalist Tim Maughan. Breaking down how we think about communication, Communications Breakdown calls readers to look at how vulnerable our modes of communication-and indeed, we ourselves-are.

Contributors Elizabeth Bear, S.B. Divya, Cory Doctorow, Chris Gilliard, Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Ken Macleod, Tim Maughan, Ian McDonald, Anil Menon, Premee Mohamed, and Shiv Ramdas. Artwork by Ashley Mackenzie

An exciting science fiction collection that looks at what future communication might look like and how our shifting relationships with technology could change this most human of capabilities.

In Communications Breakdown, award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan asks some of the world's best science fiction writers to consider how the very idea of communication might change in the future. Rich terrain for speculation, this anthology brims with human stories about the future face of our age-old need to connect. As cyberpunk pioneer William Gibson said, ""The future is already here-it's just not evenly distributed."" So what happens when inequalities keep the future from everyone's front door? Who is in control? These stories show humanity's ability to construct the best possible worlds while also battling our potential to inflict unlimited harm.

Communications Breakdown features contributions from Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Famer Cory Doctorow, the winner of the Times of India AutHer Award Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Hugo Award winner Ian McDonald, as well as an interview with digital privacy activist Chris Gilliard by author and journalist Tim Maughan. Breaking down how we think about communication, Communications Breakdown calls readers to look at how vulnerable our modes of communication-and indeed, we ourselves-are.

Contributors Elizabeth Bear, S.B. Divya, Cory Doctorow, Chris Gilliard, Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Ken Macleod, Tim Maughan, Ian McDonald, Anil Menon, Premee Mohamed, and Shiv Ramdas. Artwork by Ashley Mackenzie"

Edited by: Jonathan Strahan
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 271g
ISBN: 9780262546461
ISBN 10: 0262546469
Series: Twelve Tomorrows
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 05 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

INTRODUCTION vii Jonathan Strahan 1 HERE INSTEAD OF THERE 1 Elizabeth Bear 2 MORAL HAZARD 23 Cory Doctorow 3 SIGH NO MORE 41 Ian McDonald 4 LESS THAN 61 Lavanya Lakshminarayan 5 WHAT ABOUT PRIVACY? 81 Chris Gilliard interviewed by Tim Maughan 6 THE EXCOMMUNICATES 91 Ken MacLeod 7 NOISE CANCELLATION 105 S.B. Divya 8 MY CITY IS NOT A PROBLEM 123 Tim Maughan 9 CUTTLEFISH 133 Anil Menon 10 COMPANY MAN 155 Shiv Ramdas 11 AT EVERY DOOR A GHOST 181 Premee Mohamed ARTWORK: ASHLEY MACKENZIE 201 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 203 CONTRIBUTORS 205

Jonathan Strahan is the editor of Tomorrow's Parties- Life in the Anthropocene (MIT Press). He is also the reviews editor for Locus, a consulting editor for Tor.com, and cohost and producer of the Hugo-winning Coode Street Podcast.

Reviews for Communications Breakdown: SF Stories about the Future of Connection

"Included in Publishers Weekly's Fall 2023 Adult Announcements: SF, Fantasy & Horror list ""With stories ranging from zany and intense. . . . there’s plenty to chew on here."" —Publishers Weekly ""Stellar stuff."" —Irish Times “Engrossing tales.” —Physics World"