by Tim Miller
First published 2021
This collection brings together seventeen tales that formed the second and third seasons of the acclaimed Netflix animated series. The stories span multiple worlds and protagonists, from cyberpunk futures to alien encounters to technological nightmares. Each narrative explores the intersection of love, mortality, and artificial intelligence through different lenses. Authors like Neal Asher, Paolo Bacigalupi, and John Scalzi craft worlds where humans confront their creations, their desires, and their mortality. The collection moves between genres and tones, offering everything from dark comedy to existential horror. Curated by filmmakers Tim Miller and David Fincher alongside Supervising Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, these stories examine what it means to be human when technology reshapes every aspect of existence. The anthology captures the series' signature blend of cutting edge animation concepts translated back into prose form, where each story stands alone while contributing to a larger meditation on humanity's relationship with the machines and futures we create.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, fantasy
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: anthology, existential, found-family
Period: Cyberpunk Futures
296 pages · Paperback · Cohesion Press
Content warnings: body-horror, death, violence