Robosoldiers: Thank You for Your Servos

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STORIES OF AUGMENTED SOLDIERS AND THE FUTURE OF WARFARE.Near future, hard science fiction, and imagined military robotics and artificial intelligence in all domains of warfare (land, sea, air, space, andcyber) over the next fifty years as onlyBaencan do it.

The future of cybernetic warfare.

Robosoldiers. They take many forms, from disembodied AI to humanlike androids and more. But at their cores beat the cybernetic hearts of warriors! In these stories of hard military SF, you will journey to the battlefields of tomorrow with the veterans who have been there and the researchers developing the next phase of battle and get a glimpse into the future of warfare.

New stories from David Drake, Richard Fox, Weston Ochse, Martin L. Shoemaker, T.C. McCarthy, Brad R. Torgersen, and more!

Contributors:
M.T. Reiten
Martin L. Shoemaker
Doug Beason
Richard Fox
Sean Patrick Hazlett
Monalisa Foster
Phillip Pournelle
Weston Ochse
David Drake
T.C. McCarthy
Brad R. Torgersen
Stephen Lawson
Philip Kramer

Praise for Robosoldiers:

Despite the punning subtitle, this anthologys 13 impressive sci-fi shorts, assembled by Lawson, take on the future of military robotics with deadly seriousness... Its smart, if disquieting, military SF. Readers interested in how Asimovs Laws of Robotics might play out on the battlefield will be particularly fascinated. Publishers Weekly

Highly recommended. Tangent

Robosoldiers is easily for anyone who loves military sci-fi thrillers, especially if you love depictions of unmanned robots in combat situations. Upstream Reviews

About the contributors:
[P]rose as cold and hard as the metal alloy of a tank . . . rivals Crane and Remarque . . . Chicago Sun-Times on David Drake

Brad Torgersen can write something technical and complex, yet still give it real emotional depth. He's one of the most talented authors I've ever read. Larry Correia on Brad R. Torgersen

A well written novel that makes you consider the costs of war in very personal terms. SF Signal on T.C. McCarthy

Shoemaker's story of an artificial life coming to terms with its own emotional world finds its place among the long and varied tradition of explorations of robothuman relations. . . . Recommended for any reader, genre or otherwise, looking for a pleasant and engaging read. Booklist on Martin L. Shoemaker

Author Bio

Stephen Lawsonserved on three deployments with the U.S. Navy and is currently a helicopter pilot and commissioned officer in the Kentucky National Guard. He earned a Masters of Business Administration from Indiana University Southeast in 2018and currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife. Lawsons writing has appeared inWriters of the Future Volume 33,Orson Scott Cards InterGalactic Medicine Show,Galaxys Edge, andDaily Science Fiction, as well as at Baen.com. Hes written two episodes ofThe Post-Apocalyptic Tourists Guide, which he also edits. His blog can be found at stephenlawsonstories.wordpress.com.