A Guide for Working Breeds
"A Guide for Working Breeds" is a 2020 science fiction short story by Vina Jie-Min Prasad. It was first published in the anthology Made To Order: Robots and Revolution.
Synopsis
Two robots — the newly-released K.g1-09030, and the far more experienced C.k2-00452, who is legally required to be K.g1's mentor — exchange a series of messages about dogs, computer vision, dogs, labor rights, dogs, cooking, dogs, the concept of cuteness, dogs, competitive murder, and dogs.
Reception
"A Guide for Working Breeds" was a finalist for the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Short Story,[https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/ 2021 Hugo Awards], at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved December 5, 2022 the Nebula Award for Best Short Story in 2020,[https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/a-guide-for-working-breeds/ A Guide for Working Breeds], at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved December 5, 2022 and the 2021 Theodore Sturgeon Award.[https://www.tor.com/2021/07/07/theodore-sturgeon-memorial-award-2021-finalists/ Here Are the Finalists for the 2021 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award], by Andrew Liptak; at Tor.com; published July 7, 2021; retrieved December 5, 2022
Black Gate called it "hilarious" and "well worth [the reader's] time".[https://www.blackgate.com/2020/03/18/new-treasures-made-to-order-robots-and-revolution-edited-by-jonathan-strahan/ New Treasures: Made To Order: Robots and Revolution edited by Jonathan Strahan], reviewed by John O'Neill, at Black Gate; published March 18, 2020; retrieved December 5, 2022
References
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External links
- [https://www.tor.com/2020/03/17/a-guide-for-working-breeds-vina-jie-min-prasad/ Text of the story], at Tor.com
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