Where the Axe Is Buried

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All systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end. Nebula Award, Ray Bradbury Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist and Hugo and Locus Award winner Ray Nayler returns with a gripping technological thriller. . . A more erudite and emotionally engaging Philip K Dick' - Irish Times In a familiar yet different Europe governed by AI, life is more efficient, objective, and peaceful. Yet all is not as it seems. Meanwhile, at Europe's eastern edge, the Federation endures under the rule of a President who has preserved his power by transferring his consciousness from body to body. As both worlds begin to crumble, Lilia, a Federation scientist, discovers a way to slip the nets of surveillance and alter the balance of power. On the run, she becomes the reluctant centre of a struggle between resistance and control. Yet the systems and people surrounding her may already be beyond redemption. Is there any way to put humanity's future back in its own hands?

Woraus sich die Punktzahl ergibt

Die Quellen liegen im Mittel bei 7,2 aus 56 Bewertungen — noch nicht viele, daher wiegt die Leserstimme 27% und der Rest zieht zum Dystopie-Durchschnitt von 7,7. So entsteht 7,6.

Leserstimmen

Die beliebtesten Rezensionen auf Hardcover (mit Autorennennung).

• EN

  “I was a big fan of The Mountain In The Sea, and rated it as one of the most interesting debuts to come along in a while. This one also deals with non-human intelligence, but one closer to today’s headlines. Yes, it’s an AI novel.…”

  ★ 4/538_simulated auf Hardcover

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