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An anthology of stories about a machine that predicts how you will die, exploring mortality and human connections.
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An anthology of stories about a machine that predicts how you will die, exploring mortality and human connections.
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The machine had been invented a few years ago: a machine that could tell, from just a sample of your blood, how you were going to die. No dates, no details. Just a slip of paper with a few words spelling out your ultimate fate -- at once all-too specific and maddeningly vague.
A top ten Amazon Customer Favorite in Science Fiction & Fantasy for 2010, The Machine of Death is an anthology of original stories bound together by a central premise. From the humorous to the adventurous to the mind-be...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief mentions of sexual themes; not central or explicit.
Violence & gore
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Some stories depict death and violence; varies in graphic detail.
Profanity
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Mild profanity likely in some stories; not a dominant feature.
Substance use
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Possible minor references to alcohol or drugs in some stories.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Possible minor representation in some stories; not central.
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Subtle social commentary on fate and mortality in some tales.
Self-harm / suicide
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Themes of mortality may include ideation in some stories.
Abuse & suffering
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Possible minor depictions of emotional suffering or cruelty.
Other
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