Books tagged: singularity fiction

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Acts of the Apostles    by John Sundman
Price: $4.00 USD. 158400 words. Published on March 8, 2010. .

In 1990, hardware engineer Todd Griffith is shot after discovering a secret function in a computer chip. Years later, Todd’s best friend Nick stumbles onto a conspiracy involving nanomachines, mind control, Gulf War Syndrome and an insane Silicon Valley messiah. Nick must stop this madman and his apostles, but he needs Todd’s help. And Todd’s been in a coma for nearly half a dozen years.
Stones of Significance    by David Brin
Price: $0.99 USD. 9690 words. Published on June 24, 2011. .

The Singularity -- when our skill & knowledge & immense computing power transform us into... well... godlike beings. From a writer's perspective, it presents a problem. One can write stories leading up to the Singularity, about problems like rebellious AI. But how do you write a tale set after the singularity has happened? That's the topic of Stones of Significance.
Dust    by G. L. Carpenter
Price: $3.99 USD. 45510 words. Published on August 5, 2011. .

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Genesis 2:7 Now it was time for man to return the favor. From the dust of the earth, men created a being that existed everywhere yet was invisible, knew everything but said nothing, and had the power to build or destroy, to grant immortality or death.
Renewal    by Alan Parr
Price: $0.99 USD. 40750 words. Published on August 27, 2011. .

The Earth's technology-addicted culture is wiped out during a singularity in which time is outstripped by events. The planet is recreated from scratch by the process of Renewal. Stig is the lone survivor in a new world where gods and magic have returned, where time does not yet exist, and a single piece of technology survives despite being reduced to the intellectual capacity of a hair dryer.
Avogadro Corp: The Singularity is Closer than It Appears    by William Hertling
Price: $3.99 USD. 70790 words. Published on November 22, 2011. .

David Ryan is the designer of ELOPe, an email language optimization program. When the project is in danger of being canceled, David embeds a hidden directive in the software accidentally creating an artificial intelligence. David is initially thrilled when the project is allocated extra servers and programmers. But excitement turns to fear as he realizes he's being manipulated.
We, Robots: A story of the Singularity    by Sue Lange
Price: $2.99 USD. 26040 words. Published by Book View Cafe on February 17, 2012. .

The robots don't want the Singularity.