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The Stories of Ibis Kindle Edition

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  • File Size: 988 KB
  • Print Length: 466 pages
  • Publisher: Haikasoru/VIZ Media (July 6, 2011)
  • Publication Date: July 6, 2011
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005BGKM56
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The Sum better than the parts (which are 5 star also)
By L. Mcclung on May 22, 2010
Format: Paperback
The machines have taken over, and there are few humans left in colonies, in groups and one traveler between them, android killer and connector of humanity is The Storyteller. The Machines have been looking for The Storyteller, perhaps for good reasons, perhaps for bad, but after capture on the initial pages, the battle android who captured him starts telling him stories. He is promised that each story will NOT be the truth and not the reason why machines flourish and mankind is at the edges. He doesn't want `machine propaganda' but also has noticed that `True Videos' are just a jumble mix of terminator and other movies.

An interesting enough premise. What is remarkable is that within this premise we get seven stories of science fiction, each worth of anthologies (one I know WAS anthologized), from the voice of a observer platform computer who watches over a black hole where 276 people have, over the years, come to jump into the black hole....and die. Can a computer become lonely and sad for humans? Another story is about a 3-d child's toy, a princess who interacts and learns your life: a simple toy, but also a true friend for a shy girl. Story after story is in a different sub-genre of science fiction and each is written, honed and edited to perfection. This seems almost a compellation of different writers of the best: Asimov, Heinlien, Bradbury, Gilson, and Stephenson. But each is actually written by the same author, and each opens our mind, tickles with our perception as the interludes introduce more and more of machine society. We get a story of solitude and then an brief introduction into machine jokes, and the language they use when humans aren't around.Read more ›
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Great sci-fi
By Abner Rosenweig on July 12, 2014
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I picked up this book in the library, having never heard of the title or the author, and was immediately captured by its clear prose and lucid imagery. Yamamoto does a superb job of transporting the reader into a gorgeously sensual future world. There are seven stories. Some of them are somewhat childish and nearly caused me to stop reading, but I'm immensely glad I stuck with the book. At its best, Stories of Ibis contains vivid, sophisticated speculations about the future and I have never read a more convincing and detailed portrayal of what AI life might be like.

My favorites in the book are: Black Hole Diver, The Day Shion Came, AI's Story, and the frame story tying everything together. With imaginary number communication, the concept of Layers 0, 1, and 2, vivid descriptions of robotic motion, emotion, sensation, and profound psychological insight, Yamamoto provides a beautiful account of the possible relationship between humanity and AI.
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Kind of a Scheherazade android thing
By Alan Mortensen on November 2, 2013
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Really a series of short stories that are there to bring home various points. Some of them are better at that than others, but in general there was a feeling that something significant was being said in each. The framing scenes were pretty weak and obvious in comparison, but they didn't need to be all that strong to make the whole thing work. I gave it 3 stars because of the variation in the effectiveness in the stories. It did have some very interesting ideas, most of which will appeal to the geekier set, about robotics and ai and their relationship to human civilization and the individuals in it.
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Just Amazing
By Migara Liyanagamage on August 10, 2014
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This was one of the first books I read on my kindle, I got it only because Amazon recommended it to me. I am happy to say that I was not disappointed. The short stories are so well done that you forget that they are part of a larger story. In addition the overarching story stays important throughout the story and it never forgotten. The ending, in my opinion, was surprisingly twisted and did not end as I though it would.

I enjoyed this book very much and was surprised that it did not have as many reads as I thought it would have.
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I really like this book
By Krystela on September 23, 2014
Format: Paperback
I really like this book, I'm not very big on sci-fi stories but this was really cool nonetheless. The first story had me tearing up, and will most likely be my favorite story in the book. It's literally you reading a story where a character is telling a story (that you read) and theres yet another story inside of the story that the story is telling (if that made sense). Like book inception. But really worth it if you enjoy just a light read.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A great read
By Racqueteer9 on June 7, 2010
Format: Paperback
Although the first few chapters could be considered slightly "choppy", Yamamoto ties the multiple stories together in a masterful finale. This book has a solid premise that makes you consider humanities future in an interesting way. Well done!
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it wasn't perfect but i remember being good
By weber on June 24, 2015
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I bought this book a year and a half ago. it wasn't perfect but i remember being good,it''s strange. Imagine if the animatrix segment of robots went for an anthology view of it. You love scifi you'll probably like it
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Goes beyond what is expected
By Luke on October 4, 2015
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An unconventional format for a book, but the stories them selves are entertaining to read. The way that the stories come together in the end will change the way you think, so be prepared.
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