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Rose/House

by Arkady Martine
Raquel Beattie
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Basit Deniau's houses were haunted to begin with.
A house embedded with an artificial intelligence is a common thing: a house that is an artificial intelligence, infused with a thinking creature that is not human? That is something else. But now Deniau's been dead a year, and Rose House is locked up tight, as commanded by the architect's will: all his possessions and files and sketches are confined in its archives, and their only keeper is Rose House itself. Rose House, and one other.
Dr. Selene Gisil, one of Deniau's former protégé, is permitted to come into Rose House once a year. Until this week, Dr. Gisil was the only person whom Rose House spoke to.
But even an animate intelligence that haunts a house has some failsafes common to all AIs. For instance: all AIs must report the presence of a dead body to the nearest law enforcement agency.
There is a dead person in Rose House. Rose House, having completed its duty of care and informed Detective Maritza Smith of the China Lake police precinct that there is in fact a dead person inside it, dead of unnatural causes—has shut up.
No one can get inside Rose House, except Dr. Gisil. And someone died there. And someone may be there still.

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    March 5, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9798855504453
      • File size: 121341 KB
      • Duration: 04:12:47

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    • English

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Raquel Beattie narrates a dystopian horror novella with subtle elements of mystery. Rose House, both architectural marvel and sentient AI, has contacted the China Lake Police regarding a dead body within its walls. Beattie creates a wholly unsettling persona for Rose House, giving just enough menace to the flat AI tone that the unnatural state of its existence is forcefully driven home. Dr. Selene Gisil, the only person allowed inside Rose House, and Detective Maritza Smith must unravel the truth about what has happened. Beattie's portrayal of Dr. Gisil's panic at the situation she finds herself trapped in and Detective Smith's slow dawning horror drive the eerie tone of the story home. All in all, a performance that will linger. K.M.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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