The starship Earthling, filled with thousands of hibernating colonists en route to a new world at Tau Ceti, is stranded beyond the solar system when the ship's three organic mental cores-disembodied human brains that control the vessel's functions-go insane. The emergency skeleton crew sees only one chance for survival: build an artificial consciousness in the Earthling's primary computer that can guide them to their destination-and hope it doesn't destroy the human race.
Don't miss Frank Herbert's classic novel that begins the epic Pandora Sequence.
The starship Earthling, filled with thousands of hibernating colonists en route to a new world at Tau Ceti, is stranded beyond the solar system when the ship's three organic mental cores-disembodied human brains that control the vessel's functions-go insane. The emergency skeleton crew sees only one chance for survival: build an artificial consciousness in the Earthling's primary computer that can guide them to their destination-and hope it doesn't destroy the human race.
Don't miss Frank Herbert's classic novel that begins the epic Pandora Sequence.
| BN ID: | 2940169576429 |
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| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 10/15/2014 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
Science fiction fans love to speculate. When presented with a fully realized world stocked with alien creatures and futuristic concepts, the first thing we do is pick it apart to see how it ticks. Maybe there are hidden references to uncover, minor inconsistencies that need pointing out, or better still, a universe-shattering conspiracy to unveil! Frank Herbert was […]
