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The Beast Adjoins

Ted Kosmatka

First published July 2020
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

After AIs are created and it is discovered they cannot collapse the superimposition of quantum states into a reality without the presence of a human observer, they capture and breed humans to serve them in this capacity and set out to kill all the rest.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2021 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (9)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 2020 Asimov's Science Fiction, July-August 2020 Dell Magazines MAGAZINE 81
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 Mariner Books Anthology 192
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 Mariner Books Anthology |14
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 HarperAudio Anthology
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 HarperAudio Anthology
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 HarperAudio Anthology
November 2021 The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection Infinivox Anthology 145
December 2021 The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection Infinivox Anthology |7
September 2022 Forever, September 2022 Wyrm Publishing MAGAZINE 54