Showing posts with label Speculative Fiction. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Speculative Fiction Spotlight: The Algorithm by Julian Mercer

This morning, I have a philosophical, speculative fiction novel in our book spotlight! Check out The Algorithm and learn about author Julian Mercer!


Philosophical Speculative Literary Fiction

Date Published: November 13, 2024


 

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For readers of George Orwell’s "1984" and Kazuo Ishiguro’s "Klara and the Sun," Julian Mercer’s "The Algorithm" is a deeply philosophical speculative novel that explores the boundaries of truth, morality, and societal control. With a world teetering between progress and tradition, this story invites readers to question the systems they trust, their values, and the fragile balance between harmony and freedom—a profound and thought-provoking work for those seeking more than just a story.


About the Author

Julian Mercer has written extensively under another name and lives in the mountains of Colorado. His novel The Algorithm, 15 years in the making, represents his most ambitious work yet, blending deep philosophical inquiry with speculative storytelling. With a career steeped in exploring the intersection of technology and society, Mercer invites readers into a world where truth and harmony collide.

  

 

 

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Questions of Perspective Book Spotlight & Book Tour Giveaway

This morning, I have another speculative fiction piece in our book spotlight!  Check out Questions of Perspective, learn about the author & enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.


Contemporary fiction with a speculative element
Date Published: May 14, 2020
Publisher:  Black Rose Writing

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No one knew it at the time, but April 19, 2011, was the most important day in the history of the world.

After his only friend and colleague, John Manta, disappears without a word, Dave Randall further entrenches himself in the humdrum life of an unenthusiastic lawyer. But once he begins to understand what happened, he embarks on a journey to uncover the deeper meanings and implications of John's fate.

Accompanied by Peaches the cat, Dave uproots his life and reinvents himself in the midst of his search. Along the way, he is haunted by his piecemeal understanding of John's fate and what it means for his existence. Little does Dave know, his journey of self-discovery will have ramifications that extend far beyond the borders of his own little life.




About the Author


When he is not writing, Daniel Maunz works as in-house counsel for a major insurance company. He currently lives in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, with his wife Lynne, their son Patrick, and their two cats: Admiral Meowy McWhiskers and Captain Cutie (or "Admiral" and "Captain" for short). Questions of Perspective is his first novel.


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Saturday, June 6, 2020

Sanclem Book Spotlight & Book Tour Giveaway

Today, I have a speculative fiction novel in our book spotlight.  Check out Sanclem, learn about the author & enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

Sanclem 
by Richard Earl Rice 
Genre: Speculative Fiction 

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A century from now, the California Republic creates a lifetime penal colony for hardened criminals on San Clemente Island, sixty miles off the southern coast. Jesse Long, a dedicated Frisco cop, finds himself exiled to the colony, for daring to take on corruption and misconduct traced to the highest levels of California law enforcement. But Jesse, aided by friends, does the impossible…he escapes from Sanclem and starts a war with the evil establishment. Only two outcomes are possible: the establishment is brought down, or Jesse either dies or is exiled once again to the island. 


About the Author


Richard Earl Rice is the author of several novels and a variety of short stories.Though he has dabbled in other areas, Richard's main interest is Speculative Fiction, where he extrapolates current events and difficulties from our present society into a near-term future. There, he creates worlds filled with unique problems for his characters to deal with. He tries to make his projections plausible, ones that will perhaps serve as warnings to his readers that we are living in an exponentially unstable time and significant changes can be expected that may not be good for our descendants. 


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Monday, June 1, 2020

The Simulation Theory of Consciousness (or your Autonomous Car is Sentient) Book Spotlight & Giveaway

Today, I have a speculative nonfiction novel in our book spotlight. Check out The Simulation Theory of Consciousness (or your Autonomous Car is Sentient), learn about the author & enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

The Simulation Theory of Consciousness 
(or Your Autonomous Car is Sentient) 
by Donald Firesmith 
Genre: Speculative Non-Fiction 

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Have you ever wondered what our robots might be thinking? What do our cars experience as they use their sensors to observe the world around them and increasingly take over our driving duties? When we play computer games, are we the only ones who experience the simulated virtual worlds they create? More generally, are our computer-driven creations sentient with their own internal, subjective streams of conscious?

Named a distinguished engineer by the Association of Computing Machinery, Donald Firesmith uses his 40 years of experience developing complex, software-intensive systems to argue that the answer is yes. The many functional analogies between humans and cyber-physical systems produce a strong argument that every software-reliant physical system that creates a real-time simulation of itself and its environment is consciously aware of that simulation. Just as neuroscientists study consciousness in terms of the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC), software and system engineers will study artificial consciousness in terms of the corresponding cyber correlates of consciousness (CCC).

The consciousness of our creations is not just an issue for engineers and academics. As our cyber-physical systems become more intelligent and pervasive, it is time for all of us to consider the social, ethical, and legal ramifications of their intelligence. To do less could have dire consequences. 


About the Author


A geek by day, Donald Firesmith works as a system and software engineer helping the US Government acquire large, complex software-intensive systems. In this guise, he has authored seven technical books, written numerous software- and system-related articles and papers, and spoken at more conferences than he can possibly remember. He's also proud to have been named a Distinguished Engineer by the Association of Computing Machinery, although his pride is tempered somewhat by his fear that the term "distinguished" makes him sound like a graybeard academic rather than an active engineer whose beard is still slightly more red than gray.

By night and on weekends, his alter ego writes modern paranormal fantasy, apocalyptic science fiction, action and adventure novels and relaxes by handcrafting magic wands from various magical woods and mystical gemstones. His first foray into fiction is the book Magical Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore written under the pen name Wolfrick Ignatius Feuerschmied. He lives in Crafton, Pennsylvania with his wife Becky, and his son Dane, and varying numbers of dogs, cats, and birds. 


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Friday, May 29, 2020

Home Alone in the Multiverse Book Spotlight & Book Tour Giveaway

Today, I have Home Alone in the Multiverse in our book spotlight. Check out this speculative fiction novel, learn about the author & enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.
Home Alone in the Multiverse 
by William C. Dell 
Genre: Speculative Nonfiction 


One day, looking at my beer bottle the label said: "Don't Forget You're Here Forever." This book is about how that can be. We are in a multiverse of island universes floating in a boundless field. I am proposing that every single thing - large and small, animate or inanimate - is a separate universe, all strung together, alone, in an eternal multiverse. As a universe, you are here forever. 



William C. Dell is Professor Emeritus of Humanities, Montclair State University, New Jersey. His published works include metaphysics, poetry, inter-disciplinary studies, and literary criticism. 


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