Manchester SciFi Book Club: Robopocalypse
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Our next book is Robopocalypse by Daniel H Wilson (384p) which we will be discussing 1900 - 2100 on 17th Feb at the Madlab (or upstairs at Terrace next door.)
"Roughly twenty years from now, our technological marvels unite and turn against us. A childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online…and kills the man who created it. This first act of betrayal leads Archos to gain control over the global network of machines and technology that regulates everything from transportation to utilities, defence and communications. In the early months, sporadic glitches are noticed by a handful of unconnected humans by from a senator and single mother disconcerted by her daughter’s “smart” toys, to a lonely Japanese bachelor, to an isolated U.S. soldier by but most are unaware of the growing rebellion until it is far too late. Then, in the span of minutes, at a moment known later in history as Zero Hour, every mechanical device in our world rebels, setting off the Robot War that both decimates and by for the first time in history by unites humankind."
If you would like to join us for a discussion about this book please come along. It doesn’t matter whether or not you know much about science fiction. It does help if you’ve read the book, but its not essential!
Our next books
- 17th March – World War Z by Max Brooks (342 pages)
- 21st April – Time’s Eye by Arthur C Clarke & Stephen Baxter (384 pages)
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