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The Brave Little Toaster

The Brave Little Toaster

Cory Doctorow

This short story originally appeaed in the anthology TRSF: The Best New Science Fiction (2011), edited by Stephen Cass. It can also be found in the anthology The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Six (2012), edited by Jonathan Strahan.

The Brave Little Toaster

The Brave Little Toaster

Brave Little Toaster: Book 1

Thomas M. Disch

Feeling abandoned by their beloved master, a vacuum cleaner, tensor lamp, electric blanket, clock radio, and toaster undertake a long and arduous journey to find him in a faraway city.

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

Brave Little Toaster: Book 2

Thomas M. Disch

From Publishers Weekly

Readers may have believed that all that could be said about a band of loyal appliances was stated with electrifying eloquence in The Brave Little Toaster. But there is new territory to cover with old friends like the AM radio and new: a ceiling fan, an electric blanket and a microwave among them, as well as a hearing aid handmade by Albert Einstein. They all head to Mars after learning that there resides a force of warring appliances with plans to invade Earth. The toaster simply and persuasively speaks of peace to the planet's inhabitants and is elected president (a reign which lasts only until he returns to Earth). What is Disch talking about? Perhaps it doesn't matter, for while he seems to be amusing himself, much of what he writes will entertain readers, too. The epic elements will more than appease those awaiting this sequel, but the most exuberantly funny scenes are those in which the appliances while away the time with their distinctive brand of gossip. Ages 10-up.