Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories about People who Know how They Will DieRyan North, Matthew Bennardo, David Malki 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. " |
Common terms and phrases
anymore anyway Armbruster arms asked Barb blood can’t cancer couldn’t crash Dalton David Malki Death Machine desk didn’t doesn’t don’t want door Dorothy Gambrell Dunmere emphysema eyes face Fat-It-Out feel felt finger fucking going gonna Grale guess hand happen he’d he’s I’ve infomercial Isma Itō Jack James Johnny Julio Kazu Kibuishi Kelly kill Kimu kind knew laughed lives looked Machine of Death machine’s Maggie Mitch never night nodded Norma Nqobile okay prediction pretty pulled Randall Munroe Robin Roger Langridge Rosch Ryan North shook his head shoulder shrugged Simon slip of paper smiled someone staring stopped story suddenly sure talk tell there’s they’re thing thought Timothy told Tommy took trying Tsueno turned voice Volger waiting walked wasn’t watched Weathington-Beech What’s words Yeah Yukie