In this collection from Martin L. Shoemaker, the award-winning author of Today I Am Carey, you'll find stories on the line where human meets machine...
* A therapist uses an immersive game to treat a troubled boy.
* An injured soldier must convince his battle suit that he wants to live.
* An emulated personality wars against a corrupted version of itself.
* A programmer cannot escape the program that loves him.
* A coffee maker faces the emptiness of existence.
* A dying man records his memories for the future.
* A therapist uses an immersive game to treat a troubled boy.
* An injured soldier must convince his battle suit that he wants to live.
* An emulated personality wars against a corrupted version of itself.
* A programmer cannot escape the program that loves him.
* A coffee maker faces the emptiness of existence.
* A dying man records his memories for the future.