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Rosebud

By Paul Cornell
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Publisher Description

“An elegant, elegiac examination of identity, fictionality, God and humanity itself”—Tamsyn Muir

A multilayered, locked-room science fiction novella from Paul Cornell in which five digital beings unravel their existences to discover the truth of their humanity.


“The crew of the Rosebud are, currently, and by force of law, a balloon, a goth with a swagger stick, some sort of science aristocrat possibly, a ball of hands, and a swarm of insects.”

When five sentient digital beings—condemned for over three hundred years to crew the small survey ship by the all-powerful Company—encounter a mysterious black sphere, their course of action is clear: obtain the object, inform the Company, earn lots of praise.

But the ship malfunctions, and the crew has no choice but to approach the sphere and survey it themselves. They have no idea that this object—and the transcendent truth hidden within—will change the fate of all existence, the Company, and themselves.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

29 Reviews

3.5
“Rosebud - an absurdist space drama/opera/mystery that gives off Mystery Science 3000 vibes that I just can't seem to stop reading. It's hard to explain what this book is without spoiling it, and it certainly won't be everyone's cup of tea, but if you enjoy more thought experiments about the future state of technology and aliens than say a straight forward plot, you may just enjoy this quick novella.”
“"Rosebud" was an interesting and unique story. It's one I recommend reading in one sitting without distractions because reading the novella in pieces left me a little confused at times. I liked the characters and the ideas about AI. I'd read more from this author.”

About Paul Cornell

Paul Cornell has written episodes of Elementary, Doctor Who, Primeval, Robin Hood, and many other TV series, including his own children’s show, Wavelength. He’s worked for every major comics company, including his creator-owned series I Walk With Monsters for The Vault, The Modern Frankenstein for Magma, Saucer State for IDW, and This Damned Band for Dark Horse, and runs for Marvel and DC on Batman and Robin, Wolverine, and Young Avengers. He’s the writer of the Lychford rural fantasy novellas from Tordotcom Publishing. He’s won the BSFA Award for his short fiction, an Eagle Award for his comics, a Hugo Award for his podcast, and shares in a Writer’s Guild Award for his Doctor Who. He’s the co-host of Hammer House of Podcast.

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