![]() ![]() I would highly recommend this hidden gem to any reader looking for an underhyped science fiction.ĭisclaimer I received a copy of this book from the author. I look forward this reading one again and hopefully finding in more layers to the story upon reread. I inhaled this story in a day because it was a welcome relief from the mediocre SFF I've been reading recently. Furthermore, the narrative structure and time period added another layer of interesting complexity to the story. I could clearly see the author making nods to Issac Asimov's classic works. I love science fiction exploring artificial intelligence so the themes in this one were right up my alley. I appreciate shorter novels because they tend to avoid the bloat that I normally find in longer books. The narrative was tight, sharp and smart. Needless to say, I was very impressed by this novel. This is the kind of modern science fiction that will appeal to readers who normally prefer the classics. We can compare it to finite automata, but the. So often I see new sci fi releases using the aesthetics of science fiction without scratching the surface of the intellectual roots of the genre. Pushdown Automata is a finite automaton with an additional data input segment called stack that helps in recognizing Context Free Languages. It's always a delight to find a modern author with a clear love of the science fiction genre. Time is one thing the automaton does not have. With help from Hank-a mysterious holographic A.I.- XR must learn of the advent of the automata and the resulting civil unrest, to a war that destroyed humanity’s trust in their would-be saviors, to racial disparities that divided the globe, to love eventually building a bridge that ultimately saved the human race.Īt the same time, a violent automaton faction threatens XR, the anomaly, and what they represent for the future of Earth. When an anomaly arises on Earth that not even a post-biological civilization can comprehend, XR-345x-a long-deactivated top-of-the-line automaton-is awoken in a derelict facility deep within the overgrown jungles of Africa. In desperation, human-like machines are built to serve where man no longer can.įive thousand years later, humankind no longer walks the Earth, but has ascended beyond biology to float above Earth in a hemisphere-spanning supercomputer. Deteriorating populations threaten the planetary economy and risk the collapse of humanity itself.
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