Bøker av Erik A Otto

FOLLOWS THE EVENTS OF DETONATION AND PROLIFERATIONThe Essentialist-Spoke war continues in the east, while in the northwest an escalation of arms can only lead to more conflict. The fate of the continent depends on the endeavors of Pyke, a cursed advocate for foreign dignitaries in game show-governed Aspen, and Cecile, a long-time Spoke supporter from Quebec City who has been living with a dark secret. Their journeys weave through the lives of Owen, Warrick, Lexie and Tarnation. New nation-states in the midwest become embroiled in the struggle. And they will face new technological perils, including a hidden machine intelligence that could tilt the balance of power against humanity.

Population centers have been leveled and society has regressed to a pre-industrialized state. An advanced city rises from the ashes, enabling the rebirth of more such cities, each one subtly different, the result of an experiment in finding the best machine-governed utopia. Sovereign forces mobilize to exploit their power, and others, to contain them. At the heart of this is an unlikely pair; a dejected anthropologist whose life''s work has finally become useful, and a snarky pirate forced to serve a monastic cult. To survive, they must not only navigate the escalating conflict, but also understand the implications of the rising machine cities for all of humanity.  * PROLIFERATION is a stand-alone novel in the same world as DETONATION *

*** NAMED TO KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2018 ***Detonation is an epic dystopian tale about the struggle to preserve humanity from the threat of an emerging superintelligence. We witness the fall of civilization, and we watch as it is about to fall again. The novel explores the frailties of our interconnected society and the differences we as individuals can make, illuminating one of the most important questions of our time; will we be prudent with the most powerful technology we have ever created, or will we recklessly throw away any hope for our children?