Robert J. Sawyer patrí medzi najznámejších a najúspešnejších kanadských autorov science fiction. Jeho tvorba sa vyznačuje prenikavým skúmaním ľudstva v kontexte kozmických otázok, často prirovnávaným k precíznosti Isaaca Asimova. Sawyer víta príležitosti, ktoré žáner science fiction ponúka na hlboké zamyslenie nad etickými a spoločenskými dôsledkami technologického pokroku, ako je prenos vedomia či stretnutie s alternatívnymi realitami. Sám preferuje označenie „filozofická fikcia“, pričom jeho poslaním je spájať intímne ľudské s veľkolepo kozmickým.
Neanderthal physicist Ponder Boddit resumes his relationship with geneticist Mary Vaughn as cultural and scientific exchanges begin between the two parallel Earths--our own, and one in which Neanderthals became the dominant species.
In a parallel world in which Neanderthals, rather than homo sapiens, became the dominant intelligent species, a dangerous scientific experiment traps a Neanderthal physicist on Earth.
Každý člověk balancuje na tenké hranici dobra a zla. Každý je schopen ji překročit… Dá se však tento krok předpokládat? Odvrátit? Nebo obrátit? A může v tom klíčovou roli sehrát kvantová fyzika? Odpovědi nabízí mistrovský filozofický psychothriller Kvantová noc. Experimentální psycholog Jim Marchuk pracuje na vývoji metody, která má spolehlivě odhalit psychopaty skrývající se ve společnosti. Pak však zcela náhodou zjistí, že mu z paměti zmizel půl rok života před dvaceti lety – a že to byl půl rok temný a klíčový. Kontaktuje proto Kaylu Huronovou, svou tehdejší přítelkyni, která se věnuje výzkumu lidského vědomí. A která učinila zásadní objev, jenž může lidstvo navždy zbavit chuti dopouštět se násilí… nebo ho naopak definitivně uvrhnout do temnoty.
An experiment into an elusive nuclear particle veers off course and for a few moments, the consciousness of the entire human race is thrown forward about twenty years, giving everyone a glimpse of their own future.
Hybrids is the climactic book of Robert J. Sawyer's Neanderthal Parallax trilogy. Torn between two worlds, geneticist Mary Vaughan and Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit struggle to find a way to make their relationship work. Aided by banned Neanderthal technology, they plan to conceive the first hybrid child, a symbol of hope for the peaceful coexistence of two versions of reality. But after an experiment shows that Mary's religious faith--something completely absent among Neanderthals--is a quirk of Homo sapiens neurology, Ponter and Mary must decide whether their child should be predisposed to atheism or belief. Meanwhile, as Mary's Earth faces the impending collapse of its planetary magnetic field, Mary's boss, the enigmatic Jock Krieger, has turned envious eyes on the unspoiled Eden of the Neanderthal world. In Hybrids, Sawyer concludes his signature speculations about alternative ways to be human, exploding our preconceptions of morality and gender, faith and love.
Caitlin Decter could never have anticipated what was coming when she first sensed a strange presence on the internet Webmind is an emerging consciousness that has befriended blind mathematics genius Caitlin Decter and has grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of WATCH - the secret government agency that monitors the Internet for any threat to the United States-and they're fully aware of Caitlin's involvement in its awakening. WATCH is convinced that Webmind represents a risk to national security and wants it purged from cyberspace. But Caitlin believes in Webmind's capacity for compassion-and she will do anything and everything necessary to protect her friend.
What happens when the internet comes alive? An SF thriller of terrifying possibilities.
Jake Sullivan has cheated death: he's discarded his doomed biological body and copied his consciousness into an android form. The new Jake soon finds the love that eluded him when he was encased in flesh - he falls for the android version of Karen, a woman rediscovering the joys of life now that she too is no longer constrained by a worn-out body.
Sono passati vent'anni dalla scoperta dei wormhole, misteriose anomalie del cosmo che permettono di viaggiare nello spazio e nel tempo, e l'esplorazione dell'universo ha raggiunto vette imprevedibili. Durante una missione il comandante Keith Lansing e la sua nave si imbattono in una stella più vecchia dell'universo stesso e in una razza sconosciuta che minaccia una guerra intergalattica. L'unico modo per salvare la Starplex e il suo mondo è entrare nel wormhole per tornare indietro di miliardi di anni e scoprire il segreto della misteriosa stella...
To test his theories of immortality and life after death, Dr. Peter Hobson has created three electronic simulations of his own personality. The first has all knowledge of physical existence edited out, to simulate life after death. The second is without knowledge of aging or death, to simulate immortality. The third is unmodified, a control. Now they are free. One is a killer.
Webmind--the vast consciousness that spontaneously emerged from the infrastructure of the World Wide Web--has proven its worth to humanity by aiding in everything from curing cancer to easing international tensions. But the brass at the Pentagon see Webmind as a threat that needs to be eliminated.Caitlin Decter--the once-blind sixteen-year-old math genius who discovered, and bonded with, Webmind--wants desperately to protect her friend. And if she doesn't act, everything--Webmind included--may come crashing down.
Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math, and blind. When she receives an implant to restore her sight, instead of seeing reality she perceives the landscape of the World Wide Web-where she makes contact with a mysterious consciousness existing only in cyberspace.
