''We Think, Therefore We Are'' (2009) is a science fiction anthology of new short stories edited by
Peter Crowther
Peter Crowther (born 4 July 1949) is a British journalist, short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher and anthologist. He is a founder (with Simon Conway) of PS Publishing. He edits a series of themed anthologies of science fiction shor ...
, the sixth in his themed science fiction anthology series for
DAW Books. The main topic of the fifteen stories in the book is artificial intelligence. The introduction is written by
Paul McAuley.
The stories are as follows:
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Stephen Baxter: "Tempest 43"
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Brian Stableford
Brian Michael Stableford (born 25 July 1948) is a British academic, critic and science fiction writer who has published more than 70 novels. His earlier books were published under the name Brian M. Stableford, but more recent ones have dropped ...
: "The Highway Code"
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Eric Brown: "Salvage Rites"
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James Lovegrove
James M. H. Lovegrove (born 1965) is a British writer of speculative fiction.
Early life
Lovegrove was educated at Radley College, Oxfordshire, and was one of the subjects of a 1979 BBC television series, ''Public School''. A follow-up progr ...
: "The Kamikaze Code"
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Adam Roberts: "Adam Robots"
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Tony Ballantyne: "Seeds"
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Steven Utley
Steven Utley (November 10, 1948—January 12, 2013) was an American writer. He wrote poems, humorous essays and other non-fiction, and worked on comic books and cartoons, but was best known for his science fiction stories.
Biography
Utley was bor ...
: "Lost Places of the Earth"
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Marly Youmans
Marly Youmans (born Susan Marlene Youmans; November 22, 1953 in Aiken, South Carolina) is an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Her work reflects certain recurring themes such as nature, magic, faith and redemption, and often referen ...
: "The Chinese Room"
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Robert Reed
Robert Reed (born John Robert Rietz Jr.; October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor. He played Kenneth Preston on the legal drama '' The Defenders'' from 1961 to 1965 alongside E. G. Marshall, and is best known for his role as the ...
: "Three Princesses"
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Paul Di Filippo
Paul Di Filippo (born October 29, 1954) is an American science fiction writer. He is a regular reviewer for print magazines ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', ''Science Fiction Eye'', ''The New York Re ...
: "The New Cyberiad"
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Patrick O'Leary: "That Laugh"
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Garry Kilworth
Garry Douglas Kilworth (born 5 July 1941 in York) is a British science fiction, fantasy and historical novelist, and a former Royal Air Force cryptographer.
Early life
Kilworth was raised partly in Aden, South Arabia, the son of an airman. Havin ...
: "Alles in Ordnung"
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Keith Brooke Keith Brooke is a science fiction author, editor, web publisher and anthologist from Essex, England. He is the founder and editor of the infinity plus webzine. He also writes children's fiction under the name Nick Gifford.
Biography and publishing ...
: "Sweats"
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Ian Watson: "Some Fast Thinking Needed"
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Chris Roberson: "Dragon King of the Eastern Sea"
2009 anthologies
Peter Crowther DAW anthologies
Fantasy anthologies
DAW Books books