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Peter F. Hamilton's Exodus: The Helium Sea is the second part of a duology that began with Exodus: The Archimedes Engine. It continues the story of humans trying to survive in a star cluster dominated by numerous posthuman species known as Celestials. The Celestials are descendants of the first settlers in the cluster, who arrived … Continue reading Exodus: The Helium Sea
One of the ideas explored in Sean Williams and Shane Dix's Orphans trilogy is how an early version of uploading might be superseded by later designs, and the attitude the later versions have toward the earlier ones. In this series, the early versions are referred to as "engrams." Echoes of Earth, the first book, starts … Continue reading The Orphans trilogy
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