 First edition | |
| Author | Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, and David Malki, editors |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
Publication date | July 16, 2013 |
| Pages | 503 |
| Preceded by | Machine of Death |
This Is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death is a 2013 anthology of science fiction short stories, which is a follow-up to Machine of Death , edited by Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, and David Malki.
Kirkus Reviews called it "(f)unny, frightening, (and) clever", [1] while Publishers Weekly found it to be "fun, thoughtful, and sometimes dark". [2] The A.V. Club noted the many "strikingly different perspectives" of how society would be affected by the Machine, and lauded the book as "a celebration of creativity, exploring how impressively far one idea can be stretched without breaking". [3]
There are 31 stories contained within This Is How You Die: [4]
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