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Divergence (AI Trilogy #3)
The robot Constantine notices an Artificial Intelligence spontaneously coming into being on a distant planet . . . and watches helplessly as it is destroyed.
In deep space, far from Earth, Judy senses a change of mood aboard the passenger ship she travels on . . . and a quick investigation reveals that the craft is succumbing to a mysterious alien infestation.
Just as hope s...more
In deep space, far from Earth, Judy senses a change of mood aboard the passenger ship she travels on . . . and a quick investigation reveals that the craft is succumbing to a mysterious alien infestation.
Just as hope s...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
by Tor Books
(first published 2007)
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Poor, with flights of genius. But mostly poor.
This book is the last in a loose-knit trilogy, although each book stands alone. I read the second book and moved onto the third. Frankly, I wish I hadn't.
The philosophy that this book appears to expound, in a clumsy pedagogical manner, is barely elucidated and, worse, those parts that are elucidated are incoherent and weak. If one categorises this book as a novel, them that is weak plot-making and writing, in that a necessary component of this fictio...more
This book is the last in a loose-knit trilogy, although each book stands alone. I read the second book and moved onto the third. Frankly, I wish I hadn't.
The philosophy that this book appears to expound, in a clumsy pedagogical manner, is barely elucidated and, worse, those parts that are elucidated are incoherent and weak. If one categorises this book as a novel, them that is weak plot-making and writing, in that a necessary component of this fictio...more
6/6/12 Divergence, Tony Ballantyne, 2007. It started slowly with too many characters, but then zoomed off into the depths of the story with all its philosophical issues and amazing details. The ending, as was to be expected, verged on the psychedelic symbolic images of 2001 the movie, but did not go over that abyss. Too many great ideas were contained in the processing space of this trilogy to mention them all but a few of my favorites were: “... so what if your mind is a TM? You are greater tha...more
It kept me reading, but that was about it. The plot is fragmented and parts of it don't make sense. Sloppy editing makes the problem worse – words missing from sentences, passages apparently missing from the text (since critical information needed to make sense of what is there seems to have been left out). The characters are unsympathetic and their behaviour and thoughts puerile. A lot of therapy-speak is involved.
The laws of physics are repeatedly violated during the action, without so much of...more
The laws of physics are repeatedly violated during the action, without so much of...more
Jun 21, 2009
Alexandra Ulbrich
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I'm still not entirely sure that I understand this story. It's very convoluted. At the very beginning, it seems to center on a single character and I assumed that we were going to stay with that character for the entire book. In fact, I had to check the back of the book once, because it seemed like a different story throughout the first quarter of the novel.
There seem to be a lot of obscure ideas, especially in terms of her 'other life' that go over my head. Whether this is because I just didn't...more
There seem to be a lot of obscure ideas, especially in terms of her 'other life' that go over my head. Whether this is because I just didn't...more
The final book in his trilogy concerning AIs, sentience and humanity, this is also the weakest book. Generations ago, an AI named The Watcher developed and set itself up as the caretaker of humanity. Under its ever-watchful gaze, all thinking beings, digital, robotic or atomic, are petted and cared for. Social Care watches over everyone, making sure no one is too depressed or lonely, ensuring that even the smallest urges toward violence or self-destruction are turned to more positive impulses. B...more
Conclusion of the Recursion series that requires you to have read the other books in the series. I liked how it continued to build on the themes of the series, but the ending felt a little forced. All in all I'll still re-read this series, but this was my least favorite.
If a book tells you from the start that it is about god-like machine intelligences, can it be criticized for having a deus ex machina ending?
It has science that is fictional. It is better than average. The ending was logical but not as exciting as the build up promised.
You should read at least one of the preceding two related books (Capacity and Recursion) before reading this one.
It has science that is fictional. It is better than average. The ending was logical but not as exciting as the build up promised.
You should read at least one of the preceding two related books (Capacity and Recursion) before reading this one.
Ballantyne is like Peter F Hamilton, Lite. Good solid SF. Read Recursion and Capacity first.
Not a terrible book, but the ending was quite dippy...
This book was ok, but a bit weirder than I like.
The conclusion to the three book series.
haven't gotten to the end yet, however, it is shaping up to be a good read.
However, I felt that the beginning was kind of slow, having just finished reading capacity and how explosive the ending was.
haven't gotten to the end yet, however, it is shaping up to be a good read.
However, I felt that the beginning was kind of slow, having just finished reading capacity and how explosive the ending was.
I struggled through ten chapters before declaring this one of the most boring books I've read in a long time. The premise of an AI controlling all human life could have been a lot more interesting, and I just couldn't get interested enough in the narrative character to wait for the author to get to the point.
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Anthony Ballantyne, is a British science-fiction author who is most famous for writing his debut trilogy of novels, Recursion, Capacity and Divergence. He is also Head of Information Technology and an Information Technology teacher at The Blue Coat School, Oldham and has b...more
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Anthony Ballantyne, is a British science-fiction author who is most famous for writing his debut trilogy of novels, Recursion, Capacity and Divergence. He is also Head of Information Technology and an Information Technology teacher at The Blue Coat School, Oldham and has b...more
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