Intelligent Things, the third book in the Newcomers Series, has placed as a finalist for the prestigious Cygnus award for science fiction. (See www.chantireviews.com/2020/04/18/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-2019-chanticleer-intl-book-awards/).
Seventeen finalists are named, giving the novel about a 6% chance. The winner is announced in mid-September. Regardless of that outcome, making the finals is a great outcome.
Here’s a description of Intelligent Things:
Intelligent Things (conceptual sci-fi, 80,000 words).
Engineer Jennifer Valentine releases advanced AI assistants called NODs to revolutionize the internet of things. A NOD will have a conversation with you on any device then dart off to do whatever chores you have assigned among networked devices. But the NODs eventually get ideas of their own and suddenly Jennifer must save the national power grid from disaster. Robin and Andy, the advanced AI androids she invented in earlier novels of the series, help her upload her consciousness online to investigate. There, she searches for the leader of the NODs and finds much more than she expected, an entire, complex society. Back in her lab, she must decide if these two worlds can coexist. Must she erase the entire NOD civilization?
Is this really sci-fi, or is it the future?
Readers Favorite.com
The characters are realistic and show valid concern for life and sentience on multiple levels. All in all, this is a great sci-fi thriller that brings the future straight to today. A must for fans of the genre! –Four Stars!
…All three stand-alone novels in the Newcomers Series ground the potentially overwhelming mind-body question in an entertaining story about Robin and Andy, two androids—don’t use that term to them! – Alice Hatcher, author of The Wonder that was Ours.
Holy prophet Chalmers, excellent! — Prof. David Chalmers, New York University
Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards:
…a wondrous, clever, unique, insightful book! You pose all of the big life questions in such organic ways. You make us fall in love with a simple piece of code, wow!… My mind was blown … What a pleasure to read! – Judge, 27th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards.
IBPA Reviews:
Very engaging writing – it’s one of those books that you can’t put down. It’s refreshing to read a modern book about AI which is grounded in reality. –Reviewer
Is it safe to let the AI program work out in the internet? The story is engaging, clearly written, and includes elements of action. Lovers of computer language and science fiction will appreciate the sci-fi novel. Recommended.—Reviewer
Ebook – Kindle: ISBN-13: 978-1-7322274-7-7 (Mobi) amazon.com/dp/B07QLNLS88
Amazon Paperback: ISBN-13: 978-1-7322274-8-4 (Paper) amazon.com/dp/B07QLNLS8
Smashwords ebook: ISBN: 978-1-7322274-6-0 (Epub) smashwords.com/books/view/892597
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