The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect

Paperback, 176 pages

Published Sept. 6, 2010 by lulu.com.

ISBN:
978-1-4116-0219-9
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4 stars (10 reviews)

"Lawrence had ordained that Prime Intellect could not, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. But he had not realized how much harm his super-intelligent creation could perceive, or what kind of action might be necessary to prevent it.

Caroline has been pulled from her deathbed into a brave new immortal Paradise where she can have anything she wants, except the sense that her life has meaning.

Now these two souls are headed for a confrontation which will force them to weigh matters of life and death before a machine that can remake -- or destroy -- the entire Universe. "

This novel contains strong language and extreme depictions of acts of sex and violence. Readers who are sensitive to such things should exercise discretion.

This is an unusual novel that took a strange route to the world - never officially published, but came to the web …

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5 stars

This book was recommended in a reddit thread in r/fantasy. It's a free online book so I took a chance and holy crap I loved it. This book is fairly short, more of a novella but it's packed. There's a god-like AI, human immortality and lots to think about what that would actually be like. This book has some pretty graphic sexual violence that can be a turn off but I didn't find them gratuitous. I think it helps shape the reader's understanding of Caroline's mindset after 600 yrs in cyberspace.

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3 stars

One of the most messed up books i've ever, and probably will ever read. This is the second time i've read this book. Both times I've thought it was messed up, and enjoyed it up until the ending. The ending was a bit on the weaker side compared to the entire book.

That being said, I'd still recommend it if you are not easily squeamish

Also, i'm still looking forward to the singularity.

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