Machine of Death by Ryan North

Machine of Death by Ryan North

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 doctor's 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.

Kris Straub and David Malki ! once fought a bear. Independently, they lost, but together, they prevailed. Kris and David are both well-regarded cartoonists and authors, and Tweet Me Harder is their collaborative comedy talk show.

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ISBN 13	9780982167120
ISBN 10	0982167121
Title	Machine of Death
Author	Ryan North
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Machines of Death
Year published	2010-10-13
Number of pages	464
Prizes	Short-listed for Green Mountain Book Award 2013
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