Blindsight By Peter Watts.epub 🆒

The story begins in 2082 when 65,000 alien probes simultaneously surround Earth, photograph it in a flash of fire, and then vanish. In response, humanity sends the starship Theseus to the edge of the solar system to find out who—or what—is watching.

A biologist whose body is so heavily interfaced with the ship that he can "feel" the hull and "taste" radiation. Core Themes: Intelligence vs. Consciousness Blindsight by Peter Watts.epub

A genetically resurrected vampire —an extinct, predatory subspecies of human with superhuman processing power but a lethal allergy to right angles (the "crucifix glitch"). The story begins in 2082 when 65,000 alien

The crew encounters alien entities that are vastly more intelligent and faster than humans but appear to have no self-awareness or "inner life". Core Themes: Intelligence vs

Every wild idea—from the vampires to the space travel—is backed by a 30-page appendix of real scientific citations.

The story begins in 2082 when 65,000 alien probes simultaneously surround Earth, photograph it in a flash of fire, and then vanish. In response, humanity sends the starship Theseus to the edge of the solar system to find out who—or what—is watching.

A biologist whose body is so heavily interfaced with the ship that he can "feel" the hull and "taste" radiation. Core Themes: Intelligence vs. Consciousness

A genetically resurrected vampire —an extinct, predatory subspecies of human with superhuman processing power but a lethal allergy to right angles (the "crucifix glitch").

The crew encounters alien entities that are vastly more intelligent and faster than humans but appear to have no self-awareness or "inner life".

Every wild idea—from the vampires to the space travel—is backed by a 30-page appendix of real scientific citations.