Accelerando
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Accelerando

by Charles Stross

2005•Science fiction•448 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossybig & variedsocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clashunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, fresh science-fiction novel: intricate and wide-ranging. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings have rendered people all but extinct. Molecular nanotechnology runs rampant, replicating and reprogramming at will. Contact with extraterrestrial life grows more imminent with each new day.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionRobots/ai/spaceSocial commentaryFish out of water/culture clashUnlikely connections

Subjects

Artificial intelligenceScience / High Tech

Details

Author
Charles Stross
Published
2005
Pages
448
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