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Very tangentially related, though with AI and aliens, if you haven't read Blindsight by Peter Watts, you owe it to yourself to check it out. https://en.wikiped
by RickHull 4y ago
Very tangentially related, though with AI and aliens, if you haven't read Blindsight by Peter Watts, you owe it to yourself to check it out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel)
- ineedasername 4y agoMuch agreed, along with Greg Egan, Peter Watts writes stories that are probably perfectly suited towards the interests of HN'ers. Both are "hard sci-fi". Blindsight even has an appendix that lists sources and explanations for how concepts from the book tie back to things that can be seen in the real world.
- Ancapistani 4y agoI read Blindsight based on a recommendation here. Honestly… I think it’s a great book, but one that I would have to read multiple times to fully understand.
- 9991 4y agoYea, can confirm it benefits from re-reading. Without spoilers, there was one part in particular that was confusing on the first read.
- ogennadi 4y agoPlease spoil it, I've read the book multiple times and I'm looking to learn even more :)
- k__ 4y agoFor me, it was a bit too heavy on the science and too light on the rest. The vampire stuff was funny, but felt a bit half assed.
- Eric_WVGG 4y agoI would argue that the sequel, Echopraxia, is very directly related. Even just the definition of the title.
- headsoup 4y agoAlso check out Children of Time and it's sequel by Adrian Tchaikovsky.