Conception

by Luxcutus Umbra (Penname), Gary Karim Martin

Originally published as "Singularity Book One - Conception" by Gary K. Martin.In the near future, a brilliant mind will unexpectedly emerge into the world - a mind that will surpass the smartest men and women of our history; a mind that will forever revolutionize our way of life; a mind that will usher in a new era of humanity - conceived by man and born from technology.Artificial Intelligence.On this day the world will never be the same. Civilization will advance exponentially, new technologies will be unlocked faster than we can understand them, and our new creation may become our master... or our replacement. This day is referred to as the Singularity.These are the stories of what happens after this day.BOOK ONE - CONCEPTIONIn the middle of the Nevada desert, underground tribes fight each other for their own supremacy and survival, unaware of the world above or the nature of that world’s threat. On the other side of the country, a young video game programmer gets into trouble with the law and is sent out-of-state by his negligent father. Meanwhile, in the shadows, powerful figures make a grave decision that will change everybody's lives forever.

198 pages, Paperback

First published August 11, 2015

About the author

Luxcutus Umbra is the pen name of Gary Karim Martin of London, Ontario Canada. He is the author of the DEUS MODUS novel series.
Utilizing a prose best described as a third-person/nonfiction-adjacent narrative, Martin chronicles historically-verified real-world experiments that preceded current Artificial Intelligence development.
As the son of a Vietnam US Army veteran turned Black civil rights activist and the grandson of a Canadian WWII veteran, Martin developed a uniquely contrasting bird's-eye view of the structures of modern society. Furthermore, Martin has published news articles for Vice Media Canada, investigating legal and cultural differences between the U.S. Department of Corrections and the Correctional Service of Canada from 2011 thru 2015.
Combined with an inquisitive nature that is self-described as an 'addiction to knowledge itself', he considers almost all of his published works as a communal project made only possible through exhaustive scientific research from many experts.
He is the great-nephew of blues legend Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf) and the late great Joe Hunter (the Funk Brothers). He has five children and three stepchildren. He has a professional background that involves thermal and fluid dynamics.
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Reviews

[Fred Hughes]

A great start to a series that I'm sure will entertain most science fiction fans.

In a grand experiment 16 venture capitalists are trying to see if robots can become sentient - the singularity by them selves at a secret location in the desert.

Soon the experiment gets out of control and - on to Book 2

Recommended

[Gary Martin]

(Review by Amazon Customer)
... ive read established authors who cant match this guys imagination...