Microsoft has released Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Stories Inspired by Microsoft which is an anthology of short stories written by popular science fiction authors like Elizabeth Bear, David Brin, Nancy Kress, Ann Leckie and others. The e-books are available for free download on Amazon and other online bookstores.
The collection explores prediction science, quantum computing, real-time translation, machine learning and other existing technologies and also include a short graphic novel by Blue Delliquanti and Michele Rosenthal.
According to Microsoft “the contributing authors were inspired by inside access to leading-edge work, including in-person visits to Microsoft’s research labs, to craft new works that predict the near-future of technology and examine its complex relationship to our core humanity.”
You can grab the original illustrations by Joey Camacho directly from Microsoft´s announcement. There will be also limited Edition Prints from Joey Camacho A.K.A. Raw & Rendered available at rawandrendered.com/futurevisions priced $50 each.
Source: Microsoft
