Bøker av Tj Berry

An unabridged collection spotlighting the best robot and AI stories published in 2021 by current and emerging masters of the science fiction genre, edited by Allan Kaster."My Heart Is at Capacity" by TJ Berry-An AI, designed to be the perfect romantic partner, wants to become an even better partner."A Necessary Being" by Indrapramit Das-In an age of plagues, a mecha pilot adopts a young girl in a reforesting Kolkata."Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma" by R.S.A. Garcia-A woman seeks to re-bond with her sister AI while falling in love with the man who rescued her from a crash landing on an alien planet."Bread and Circuits" by Misha Lenau-A neural network researcher tries to keep a sentient toaster from committing suicide after it joins an orphanage for abandoned smart machines."Philly Killed His Car" by Will McIntosh-A man needs to sell a car that refuses to be sold."A Vast Silence" by T. R. Napper-A petty thief steals a woman's shoes that turn out to be highly sought-after AI tech."Muallim" by Ray Nayler-A village is determined to keep its robot teacher, even though it's not performing as originally designed."Uploading Angela" by Lettie Prell-A dying librarian's cognitive upload to a virtual world turns problematic when all evidence of a computer virus mysteriously disappears."An Hour to Ames" by Dan Reade-A woman avoids visiting her abusive mother in a hospice by sending her android assistant in her stead."Mixology for Humanity's Sake" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires-A sake brewer struggling to survive during a pandemic becomes instrumental in the delivery of vaccines with the help of cute, doll-like bots."Room to Live" by Marie Vibbert-A call center employee deals with a haughty roommate, the homeless, and a possible robot uprising while trying to keep her job.

Heartbroken does not begin to describe how Nicole Clark feels... Since the day she met the mysterious man known only as Five, she's been in love with him (though she could never vocalize it). And that all encompassing love came before she even found out that he is the Olympian God Zeus, reincarnated into the body of a handsome African American man. Soon after, meeting his siblings...younger sister, Pearl, the reincarnated Goddess of Grain, Agriculture and the Harvest, Growth, and Nourishment, Demeter...his younger brother, Ezra, the God of the Underworld, Hades, and the youngest of them, Andre, the God of the Sea, Poseidon...she learned about the re-emergence of the Titans and Five's fear that a new Titanomachy had begun. After defeating Perses, the Titan of Destruction, and his minions, Five, Nicole, and the rest of the residents of Mt. Olympus enjoyed a brief respite of peace... until new threats emerged... The children of Hyperion, Zeus's Retinue, Menoetius, and Lelantos to name a few... from within and without the ranks of the Titans. After Nicole suffered near deadly injuries at the hands of the Titans, Five ended things with her... breaking her heart... in hopes to save her life and spare her similar pain at the hands of future threats. The Olympians believe one of these threats is Hecate, Goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy...since magic is the means and reason for most of these threats returns. Hecate, now reincarnated as Faith Howard, appeared in Nicole's apartment just after Five was kidnapped by unknown forces, hoping to explain herself and possibly offer assistance.Hecate...Faith's appearance comes on the heels of an earth-shattering that ties Nicole and Brandy together for the rest of their lives. They find that they have the same mother and that their mother along with one of their siblings has shaped their lives in ways they wouldn't have believed possible. Armed with this news, Nicole committed herself to helping the other Olympians retrieve Five from his would-be captors, even if it means going into the bowels of Tartarus, Greek God Hell, to get him. Will they be able to find a way to enter Tartarus? Will they find Five before he meets his end? And what role will the Goddess Nyx, a frequent intruder in Nicole's life of late, and her children play in the coming conflict?

Quincy. Anthony. Ageless brothers born of a transubstantiated daemon and a shaman's daughter in the mid-1800s. They share a common destiny. One, the younger brother, aided by a young Witch of Light, runs from their fate, under the guise of trying to protect the world. The other stays behind crippled by fear that he may not wish to ever return to their duty and the witch bloodline they're sworn to protect.Present day, the younger brother returns to their small North Carolina town, as their shared destiny becomes manifest & only a young witch can help them do what must be done...but only if they can help her save her mother from the clandestine cabal, known as En Quosque first!

What if Zeus and the other Olympian Gods were reborn in modern society? What if they grew up as normal people with normal families and tried to live normal lives? What if they were born poor, in the slums of some city in America? How would they be different than the Olympians of old? What would they do if the Titans returned to challenge them again?Nicole Clark is a 25-year-old African American junior copy writer at a Georgia-based news magazine. When she meets an enigmatic man, known only as Five, being given the Key to the City, her life is turned upside down. Little does she know that this unassuming do-gooder is the reincarnation of Zeus, born an African American man in a small city in the South. When she discovers his secret will she be able to handle it...? And if not, what may it cost her?

Gwen Frost is a Japanese-American kitsune, fox spirit, trying to escape the bonds of traditional kitsune life in Japan and fit into normal life as an American teenager with her foster family. On her way to the bus stop, the first day at her new school in Edenton, North Carolina, she feels an ominous presence but dismisses it. When she arrives at school, she finds herself drawn to another student, a boy named Alex, who surprisingly can see through her fox spirit disguise.When a mysterious shadow creature attacks Alex after school one day, Gwen reaches him just in time to save his life. Gwen and Alex team up to find the shadow creatures master and stop its attacks before the beast hurts them or anyone else.They quickly learn, however, that the town has an unusual number of supernatural residents...so it could be anyone. It could be the vampire with a curious secret and an equally curious way of life. On the other hand, it could be the young witch posing as a constant rival and occasional ally and friend. Or, maybe it's Gwen's new self-proclaimed best friend, the golden-haired enchantress with the deceptively gorgeous countenance.

The supernatural world enjoys a peace that has never been achieved before. The Angels and Daemons have set aside direct aggression and their creations the wolves and vampires have signed a peace treaty that has lasted over a hundred years. Now, the last natural born vampire, who has lead a sheltered life, is getting a chance to experience the world and falls head over heels into an ill-born romance with Nathan, a wolf with a terrifying secret.