Sunday, June 28, 2026

Five top near-future sci-fi novels

At Book Riot Liberty Hardy tagged five “great near-future novels that may be coming soon to a reality near you!" One entry on the list:
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

This one is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award! Doug has recently acquired Annie Bot, an AI robot created to be the optimal girlfriend. But when Doug tells Annie that his favorite thing about her is her ability to seem human, her AI begins to adjust and learn. So, to please him, her system tries to be more human and starts to change. Soon, Annie begins questioning everything, becoming less perfect, making mistakes, and wondering what she really wants for herself. You know, like a human.
Read about the other titles on the list.

Annie Bot is among Liberty Hardy's five great sci-fi books about robots.

--Marshal Zeringue