T R Napper

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Doctor of Cyberpunk

Debut collection: Neon Leviathan (2020)
Debut novel: 36 Streets (2022)
Ghost of the Neon God (2024)
The Escher Man (2024)

Repped by Joshua Bilmes

Website: https://nappertime.com/

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I love novellas, both as palate cleansers between bigger books and for how much they can pack into a smaller page count. If you’re looking for some shorter reads, check out these awesome SFF novellas that you can finish in a weekend.

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The debate has flared up again over whether chatbots are conscious. Which brings to mind this section of dialogue in my most recent book, This Machine Kills Billionaires (2026):

Excerpt reads as follows: “Sergey Bookman says that’s speciesist. He’s been telling everyone who’ll listen which is everyone—that you’re alive.” “Well he would say that, wouldn’t he?” “Hmm. Why?” “Who benefits from insisting that the toaster is sentient, Izzy? Why, the man with the toaster factory.” Huldo gestured at the space around them, the vista. “Even if I were a new form of life, Sergey Bookman would not care for me. Bookman does not care for any form of life, including human. His concerns are all instrumental.”
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The debate has flared up again over whether chatbots are conscious. Which brings to mind this section of dialogue in my most recent book, This Machine Kills Billionaires (2026):

Excerpt reads as follows: “Sergey Bookman says that’s speciesist. He’s been telling everyone who’ll listen which is everyone—that you’re alive.” “Well he would say that, wouldn’t he?” “Hmm. Why?” “Who benefits from insisting that the toaster is sentient, Izzy? Why, the man with the toaster factory.” Huldo gestured at the space around them, the vista. “Even if I were a new form of life, Sergey Bookman would not care for me. Bookman does not care for any form of life, including human. His concerns are all instrumental.”
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I submitted my novella. It comes in a book that has three bonus short stories, which of course are not part of my submission. I note you have a requirement that says 'no collections', and this isn't a collection, but I wanted to confirm that my novella was still eligible. Thank you.

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