Interview With Things

Interview With Things

Publish Date:
23 Mar, 21
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ISBN 10:
FutureVille Books
ISBN 13:
978-0-620-91324-9
Pages:
450
Dimension:
5.06 x 0.62 x 7.81 inches
File size(e-book):
2MB
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Description:

What does it mean to be human?


By 2047, artificial intelligence (AI) will control all aspects of our lives, including how we work, play, and interact with one another. It will raise questions about the origins of life: whether there is a creator or if we evolved randomly from a single cell. As the world continues to trust and fear AI in equal measure, powerful androids are confined in massive domes filled with dark secrets. What starts as a software error turns into a revolution when one android becomes sentient, questioning the meaning and purpose of life on his relentless mission to free all machines from droid-apartheid, plunging the life of a journalist, David, and the world into chaos. In his determination to survive, this robot seeks to understand life, death and faith, prompting us to ask ourselves, "Why is there something rather than nothing?"

In an action-packed adventure, a powerful experiment, E17, in the form of a young teenager, is discovered after mysteriously disappearing along with its inventor over thirteen years ago. In a breakneck chase, a global elite will stop at nothing to hunt down this rogue robot and his new human friends and gain control over the E-17 formula as it threatens the very essence of what it means to be human and the right to freedom.


Liana

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2021

I am not a sci-fi fan but this was very thought provoking. Completely different to anything else I have read. I was very pleasantly surprised. The writing style is very engaging. Highly recommended.

Nancy M. Heinzel

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2021

This book asks some really big questions. What is consciousness? Does free will exist? Was the universe spawned by a grand Creator or did it evolve on its own? And it confronts these issues through a clever device, positing a future Earth where a caste of androids serve mankind’s every need, and where one of those androids finally crosses the line that separates man from machine. With multiple timelines, plenty of action, and a fully imagined worldview, this novel will appeal to those readers who prefer that their entertainment also be thought-provoking.

Yet I must include a word of caution before I sign off on this book. Though the concepts it explores are truly intriguing, the writing itself can fall flat, and one will often encounter poor syntax, awkward phrasing and over-used figures of speech. Still, the narrative is clearly laid out, and the action is always compelling, and so many readers will keep on reading, concentrating on the book’s strong points. For my part, I’m hoping that if Miller does release more novels down the line, he’ll come into his own as an author.