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Lobsters by Charles Stross
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Networked uploaded lobsters form an artificial intelligence that Manfred Macx works to liberate. |
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Title: Lobsters
Author: Charles Stross
Length: novelette
First Publication: Asimov’s Science Fiction, 2001
Awards: Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2002, Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2002.
What the Story is About: Networked uploaded lobsters form an artificial intelligence that Manfred Macx works to liberate. This is the first chapter of the novel Accelerando.
Note: a couple of scenes may be disturbing to cat lovers.
Related Biology in Science Fiction blog post: Lobsters
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Categories: 2000-2009 • Asimov's • Cats • Lobsters & Crabs • Neuroscience • Short Fiction • Stross - Charles
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