RobotRelease2:Layout 1 3/4/14 3:10 PM Page 1 News From Alex Houstoun, Publicist Vintage Books 212-572-2882 A Division of Random House, Inc. ahoustoun randomhouse.com A Vintage Paperback Original Available April 8, 2014 ROBOT UPRISINGS EDITED BY DANIEL H. WILSON AND JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS HUMANS BEWARE. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives. With contributions from a mix of bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming writers, and including a rare story by “the father of artificial intelligence,” Dr. John McCarthy, Robot Uprisings meticulously describes the exhilarating and terrifying near-future in which humans can only survive by being cleverer than the rebellious machines they have created. INCLUDING STORIES BY SCOTT SIGLER CHARLES YU DANIEL H. WILSON ERNEST CLINE ROBIN WASSERMAN HUGH HOWEY CORY DOCTOROW JULIANNA BAGGOTT Advance Praise for ROBOT U PRISINGS About the Editors “A colorful mix of cutting-edge original tales from some of Daniel H. Wilson is the New York Times bestselling author of speculative fiction’s leading talents. Readers who don’t How to Survive a Robot Uprising and Robopocalypse. He mind immersing themselves in unnerving fictional worlds that earned a Ph.D. in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University uncomfortably resemble our own, gadget-infested one in Pittsburgh, and has published over a dozen scientific will find hours of provocative entertainment here.” papers. Wilson has written for Popular Science, Wired, and —Booklist Discover, as well as online venues such as MSNBC.com, Gizmodo, and Tor.com. He lives and writes in Portland, Oregon. “Fun fact: According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, as of 2010 there were 8.6 million John Joseph Adams is the editor of many bestselling robots in the world. Fun scenario: They’re all out to kill anthologies, such as The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World us. This anthology neatly explores that possibility, its Domination, Brave New Worlds, and The Way of the Wizard. He contributors offering widely varying takes that share only the is a six-time Hugo Award finalist and a five-time finalist for the perspective that things don’t end well for Homo sapiens. World Fantasy Awards. Adams is also the editor and publisher Philip K. Dick would be proud.” of the magazines Lightspeed and Nightmare, and is the cohost —Kirkus Reviews of Wired.com’s The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast. ROBOT UPRISINGS • Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams A Vintage Books Original Paperback • 496 pp. • $15.95 • On Sale 4/8/2014 • ISBN: 978-0-345-80363-4 Vintage Books, A Division of Random House, Inc. • 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019.