War between the stars...
It was started and fought by an AI. Few humans even knew there was a war at all. But now people are dying-and the AI wants it to stop. But a war is easier to start than to stop, and the computer can't alter its course without outside help. When the Gnostic Control System searches for co-conspirators, it chooses its friends carefully.
- Pali: a brooding public relations director.
- Ramo: a flamboyant senso-dancer, who prefers a musical jamdam to serious conversation.
- Sage: a systems designer for whom the AI rapture-field is realer than life.
- And three of the alien Ell: Harybdartt, who would rather die with dignity than betray his people; Lingrhetta, who tries to unravel the meaning of human dance and music, pain and love; and Moramaharta, the binder, who must persuade his fellow decision-makers to risk everything for the sake of a fragile bridge of understanding across the stars.
A thought-provoking novel from the award-winning author of Eternity's End and The Chaos Chronicles, and recipient of the Frank Herbert Lifetime Achievement Award for science fiction writing.
War between the stars...
It was started and fought by an AI. Few humans even knew there was a war at all. But now people are dying-and the AI wants it to stop. But a war is easier to start than to stop, and the computer can't alter its course without outside help. When the Gnostic Control System searches for co-conspirators, it chooses its friends carefully.
- Pali: a brooding public relations director.
- Ramo: a flamboyant senso-dancer, who prefers a musical jamdam to serious conversation.
- Sage: a systems designer for whom the AI rapture-field is realer than life.
- And three of the alien Ell: Harybdartt, who would rather die with dignity than betray his people; Lingrhetta, who tries to unravel the meaning of human dance and music, pain and love; and Moramaharta, the binder, who must persuade his fellow decision-makers to risk everything for the sake of a fragile bridge of understanding across the stars.
A thought-provoking novel from the award-winning author of Eternity's End and The Chaos Chronicles, and recipient of the Frank Herbert Lifetime Achievement Award for science fiction writing.
The Rapture Effect
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The Rapture Effect
408Paperback(2nd ed.)
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781951612665 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Starstream Publications |
| Publication date: | 11/26/2024 |
| Edition description: | 2nd ed. |
| Pages: | 408 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.91(d) |