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The development of “Avatar” technology - the fusion of human awareness consciousness with remote robotic bodies - offers breathtaking advances in medicine, culture, work, transportation, education, and imagination. The Avatar project is designed to drive the exponential innovations needed to make General Purpose Avatars an everyday reality.
The transformational potential of avatars is endless - and who better to illustrate the possibilities than some of the most insightful science fiction writers working in the field today? The collection, edited by New York Times best-selling author Kevin J. Anderson and multiple award-winning author Mike Resnick, with scientific editor Dr. Harry Kloor, one of the foremost visionaries in avatar technology, showcases the amazing possibilities of avatars.
In these 14 stories, you will imagine a group of remote spectators traveling remotely during a rigorous mountain climbing expedition. Or a severely injured athlete able to play his favorite sport vicariously through another body. Or a comatose woman using an avatar to interact with her family and the outside world, even though her body is failing. Or a skilled operative using an avatar on a dangerous search-and-rescue operation. Or medical specialists using avatar bodies to enter hot zones that no vulnerable human can breach.
These provocative journeys written by premiere science fiction authors explore the wondrous possibilities of avatar technology - and they still only scratch the surface. Listen to these stories and let your own imagination roam!
Foreword, I Am an Avatar copyright 2017 Ray Kurzweil. Introduction, Avatar Dreams copyright 2017 Harry Doc Kloor. The Next Best Thing to Being There copyright 2017 WordFire, Inc. Coach copyright 2017 Kirinyaga Inc. The Waiting Room copyright 2017 Tina Gower. That Others May Live copyright 2017 Kevin Ikenberry. The Ghost of the Mountain copyright 2017 Andrea G. Stewart. Action Figures copyright 2017 Martin L. Shoemaker. Covering the Games copyright 2017 Ron Collins. Avatar Syndrome copyright 2017 Harry Doc Kloor. The Gathering copyright 2017 Kay Kenyon. Delivering the Payload copyright 2017 Josh Vogt. Stedman Farrah’s Illustrious Fall copyright 2017 Marina J. Lostetter. Old Dogs, New Tricks copyright 2017 Brad R. Torgersen. Little and Small copyright 2017 Todd J. McCaffrey. In the Heart of the Action copyright 2017 Jody Lynn Nye.
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- Brad Montgomery
- 07-12-19
Liked the book. Loved the reader.
Some of the stories were very good. A couple left me cold...just not my cup of tea. It was however fun to start to feel like I was "getting" the concept of Avatars down.
I really enjoyed the reader, Terry Murtha. Great voice. He made even the weaker stories fun to hear. Over all I do recommend the book.
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