{"product_id":"the-stories-of-ibis-paperback","title":"The Stories of Ibis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHiroshi Yamamoto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a world where humans are a minority and androids have created their own civilization, a wandering storyteller meets the beautiful android Ibis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a world where humans are a minority and androids have created their own civilization, a wandering storyteller meets the beautiful android Ibis. She tells him seven stories of human\/android interaction in order to reveal the secret behind humanity's fall. The tales Ibis tells are science fiction stories about the events surrounding the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. At a glance, these stories do not appear to have any sort of connection, but what is the true meaning behind them? What are Ibis's real intentions?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiroshi Yamamoto was born in 1956 in Kyoto. He began his career with game developers Group SNE in 1987 and debuted as a writer and game designer. He gained popularity with juvenile titles such as \u003ci\u003eFebruary at the Edge of Time\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eGhost Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e series. His first hardcover science fiction release, \u003ci\u003eGod Never Keeps Silent\u003c\/i\u003e, became a sensation among SF fans and was nominated for the Japan SF Award. Other novels include \u003ci\u003eDay of Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Unseen Sorrow of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e. Aside from his work as a writer, Yamamoto is also active in various literary capacities as editor of classic science fiction anthologies and as president of To-Gakkai, a group of tongue-in-cheek \"experts\" on the occult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 7.94 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764982120736,"sku":"9781421534404","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e3c218591ee6523e7c07517c9b2a048c.webp?v=1780259417","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-stories-of-ibis-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}