{"product_id":"annie-bot-312692","title":"Annie Bot","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eScientific American, Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and NPR. Named a Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of the Year by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eElle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e. Nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award in Science Fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Provocative...a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e for the digital age...a rich text about power, autonomy, and what happens when our creations outgrow us.\" — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEsquire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Unexpected and subtle...delicious and thought-provoking.\" — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFor fans of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNever Let Me Go \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Dark Vanessa, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea powerful, provocative psychological science fiction novel about the relationship between a female robot and her human owner, exploring questions of intimacy, power, autonomy, and control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnnie Bot, a custom AI girlfriend, was created to be the perfect companion for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she’s not the greatest at keeping Doug’s place spotless, but she’s trying to please him. She’s trying hard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe’s learning, too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoug says he loves that Annie’s AI makes her seem more like a real woman, so Annie explores human traits such as curiosity, secrecy, and longing. But becoming more human also means becoming less perfect, and as the power dynamics in Annie’s relationship with Doug grow more intricate and difficult, she starts to wonder: Does Doug really desire what he says he wants? And in such an impossible paradox, what does Annie owe herself?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAnnie Bot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis a book to hold close to your heart when the walls start closing in.\" — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Royal Gift Land","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42925215449177,"sku":"9780063312692","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/0206\/3705\/files\/9780063312692.jpg?v=1766070746","url":"https:\/\/royalgiftland.com\/products\/annie-bot-312692","provider":"Royal Gift Land","version":"1.0","type":"link"}