Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die

Resumen del libro

Machine of Death tells 34 stories about people who know how they will die. The machine doesn't give the date or specifics; using only a blood sample, it just spits out a sliver of paper upon which are printed, in careful block letters, words such as drowned, cancer, old age, or choked on a handful of popcorn. The realization that we could now know how we are going to die changes the world: people became at once less fearful and more afraid. For every possibility the machine closes, it seems to open several more, with varying degrees of plausibility. Over time the machine is reverse-engineered and duplicated. Eventually there are machines in every doctors office and in booths at the mall. People can pay someone or perhaps get it done for free, but the results are the same no matter which machine is used ' they are, at least, consistent.

Machine of Death features stories by Randall Munroe, Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, Tom Francis, Camille Alexa, Erin McKean, Jeff Stautz, and many others. The book also features illustrations by Kate Beaton, Kazu Kibuishi, Aaron Diaz, Jeffrey Brown, Scott C., Roger Langridge, Karl Kerschl, Cameron Stewart, and many others.

Biografía del autor

Ryan North es un escritor e historietista cuyas obras han aparecido en la lista de más vendidas del x{0026}lt;i New York Timesx{0026}lt;/i . Ha escrito cómics como x{0026}lt;i Dinosaur Comics, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Hora de Aventurasx{0026}lt;/i y x{0026}lt;i The Midas Fleshx{0026}lt;/i , que es una historia de un hombre que transforma en oro todo lo que toca, pero un día mata a todo el planeta antes de ahogarse porque el aire que le entra en los pulmones también se convierte en oro. ¡Y eso es solo el primer número! Como editor, ha coeditado la antología x{0026}lt;i Machine of Deathx{0026}lt;/i y su continuación, x{0026}lt;i This Is How You Diex{0026}lt;/i . Os juro que le interesan otras cosas además de las historias sobre la muerte. Vive en Toronto con su esposa Jenn y su perro, Noam Chompsky.