I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
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Harlan Ellison
Seven stunning stories of speculative fiction by the author of A Boy and His Dog. In a post-apocalyptic world, four men and one woman are all that remain of the human race, brought to near extinction by an artificial intelligence. Programmed to wage war on behalf of its creators, the AI became self-aware and turned against humanity. The five survivors are prisoners, kept alive and subjected to brutal torture by the hateful and sadistic machine in an endless cycle of violence. This story and six more groundbreaking and inventive tales that probe the depths of mortal experience prove why Grand Master of Science Fiction Harlan Ellison has earned the many accolades to his credit and remains one of the most original voices in American literature. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream also includes “Big Sam Was My Friend,” “Eyes of Dust,” “World of the Myth,” “Lonelyache,” Hugo Award finalist “Delusion for a Dragon Slayer,” and Hugo and Nebula Award finalist “Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes.”
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Author
Harlan Ellison
Pages
162
Publisher
Open Road Media
Published Date
2014-04-29
ISBN
1497609615 9781497609617
Ratings
Google: 3
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"Oh **** no. Why would an ai endanger it's own existence with no ability to have help when it needed it? The why is entirely absent it "just happened""
John Haggerty
"Not a full book, but definitely disturbing sci-fi"
George House
"I found this book fascinating because I think more than anything it focuses on the characters rather than the concept itself. AM is one of my favorite concepts I’ve ever read about and the way the author uses religious allusions to show how AM views itself as a god really made me think deeper about it. My favorite part of the book had to be the part where he appears as a burning bush alluding to when god appears like that to Moses. That was a story i grew up learning about so hearing it used and instantly understanding was my catalyst for deeper analysis of this book. I would recommend this to anyone that wants a shorter deeply interesting read. My only complaint would be that I wish it could’ve ran longer, I would love to read a fleshed out novel about this story. 9/10"
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Caden thompson
"Grotesque and disturbing, can’t recommend more highly for nightmare fuel."
Rachael Wilson
"Just like his other short stories, these are horrifying in the best/worst way."
Jessica
""Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes" is a gem of a story, but the rest is overwritten. I had heard how thematically horrifying some of these tales were, but what was more horrifying was the long strings of repetitive descriptors and seeming attempts at edginess."
Colin Merrill
"Wonderful book!! I loved it a long time ago and still love it now! Wonderfully disturbing and twisted. "
Mordechai Brown
"The word that comes to mind to describe this is visceral. It's ugly, but the writing really grabs you and drags you in, and I love that. It's not often a book encourages me to feel opinions so strongly with so little to base it on, or to ask so many questions given so little actual material. Not for the faint-hearted, but definitely worth reading!"
Samedi Nyakuni