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Madeline Ashby
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Description for reV
Paperback. The explosive conclusion to the award-nominated Machine Dynasty trilogy. Series: Machine Dynasty. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
In the third and final installment of the Machine Dynasty, the rapture for which the self-replicating humanoid vN were engineered finally comes to pass. Now that the failsafe that once kept vN from harming humans has been hacked, all vN are discovering the promise -- and the peril -- of free will. Her consciousness unleashed across computer systems all across the world, the vicious vN Portia stands poised to finally achieve her lifelong dream of bringing humanity to its knees. The old battle between her and her grand-daughter Amy comes to its epic conclusion in the war for the very ... Read more
In the third and final installment of the Machine Dynasty, the rapture for which the self-replicating humanoid vN were engineered finally comes to pass. Now that the failsafe that once kept vN from harming humans has been hacked, all vN are discovering the promise -- and the peril -- of free will. Her consciousness unleashed across computer systems all across the world, the vicious vN Portia stands poised to finally achieve her lifelong dream of bringing humanity to its knees. The old battle between her and her grand-daughter Amy comes to its epic conclusion in the war for the very ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Watkins Media United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Series
Machine Dynasty
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857665386
SKU
V9780857665386
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Madeline Ashby
MADELINE ASHBY is a science fiction writer, strategic foresight consultant, and immigrant living in Toronto. She writes a column for the Ottawa Citizen. Her short fiction has appeared in Nature, FLURB, Tesseracts, Imaginarium, and Escape Pod. Her other essays and criticism have appeared at BoingBoing, io9, WorldChanging, Creators Project, Arcfinity, and Tor.com.
Reviews for reV
PRAISE FOR THE MACHINE DYNASTY SERIES: "VN is a clever book with a wonderful ending by a writer who is well versed in AI technology, who can evoke sympathy with a few well-turned phrases and tells a satisfyingly complex story." - Eric Brown, The Guardian; "Ashby intelligently and brutally explores the way people are willing to abuse, devalue and destroy ... Read more