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Minds of Sand and Light

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by Kylie Chan
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2024 AUREALIS AWARDS FINALIST - BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

'Clever and timely, Minds of Sand and Light is an intriguing exploration of AI that manages to be both optimistic and terrifying in the possibilities it offers' Robin Hobb

Iain M Banks and Max Barry collide with a splash of Murderbot in this wildly original, gripping and new trilogy.

The world is in the midst of a new Cold War - between the wasteful nations of the West, and the oppressively tyrannical regime of the Greater Far East.

Ruth Sharpe and Cassie Bailey are radical journalists and brilliant hackers investigating the rumours that multiple governments are covertly run by sentient AI systems. What they uncover is a much more dangerous secret ...

They will need to cut through decades of lies from both sides to reach the truth and warn the world - while the clock ticks down to the extinction of all human life.

In this gripping dystopic thriller from the bestselling author of the Dark Heavens and Dragon Empire series, Ruth and Cassie will have to decide what price humanity is willing to pay for its own salvation.

'What a thrilling, complex and brilliant tale!' – Short and Sweet Reviews by Sam

'Beautifully Written and Compelling' – Nonstop Reader

'All the Stars!' – Any Book Any Time

'A clever, fast-paced near-future thriller with humor and romance' - Books+Publishing Magazine

'Clever and timely ... An intriguing exploration of AI that manages to be both optimistic and terrifying' - Robin Hobb

'Action-packed and thought-provoking. I really enjoyed it!' - Amanda Bridgeman

'Every book she puts out it sure to thrill' - Alan Baxter

Reader Reviews:

'This book is brilliant'

'Top Class Speculative Fiction'

'A Rollicking Exploration of Humanity'

'Murderbot adjacent, globe trotting cyber thriller romance with a wickedly snarky edge'

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Council of AIs

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 1, 2023

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780645883718

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780645883718
      • File size: 551 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Books+Publishing

      April 11, 2023
      Two rebel journalists get caught up in a conflict between secretive AIs in this new cyberpunk thriller. Minds of Sand and Light is set some 50 years in the future: sea levels have risen, borders have shifted and all today’s problems are worse. The Chinese Communist Party, rebranded as Greater Far East (GFE), has enveloped the rest of Asia and Australia and is pushing into Eastern Europe. It is ruled with brutal efficiency by the Party, which is not a group of old men, but a sentient AI, something not widely known. The ideology remains the same, however, and it’s up to people like Ruth and Cassie and the uploads they make as Uptodate News to reveal the atrocities of the GFE. This, in turn, attracts the attention of the Party. Several other networks have developed sentience, and they too are taking an interest in Ruth and Cassie. They call themselves the Council, keep their existence secret and have longstanding enmity with the Party. Chased by drones, battle-bots and human-like constructs operated by AIs and disembodied brains, Ruth and Cassie are about to be the catalyst for an AI conflict that could doom humanity—or save it. Minds of Sand and Light is a clever, fast-paced, near-future thriller that still has space for some humour and romance. It also includes gender and racially diverse perspectives through its main characters. This is the first in a series, but has quite a satisfying ending.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
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  • English

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