The Kraken Project
22 May 2014Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
NASA is building a probe to be splashed down in the Kraken Mare, the largest sea on Saturn's great moon, Titan. It is one of the most promising habitats for extraterrestrial life in the solar system, but the surface is unstable and dangerous, requiring the probe to be outfitted with artificial intelligence software. Melissa Shepherd, a brilliant programmer, has developed...
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22 May 2014400 pages
9781447274957Imprint: Pan
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A very entertaining thrillerBooklist
Expert, chilling and all too convincing, this brilliant, nightmarish take on the future of cyber-consciousness is one of the few thrillers that truly thrills - while raising questions that should unsettle every one of us. Wickedly smart and tremendously entertaining!Ralph Peters
Douglas Preston has written the most wildly original novel you are ever likely to read, a Sci-Fi thriller Isaac Asimov would have treasured. That said, I doubt if it is fiction. A prediction, I suspect. I loved this book, and I know you will tooStephen Coonts
Well, Doug Preston takes your respect and fear for a quantum leap upwards. He's a hell of story teller, and this at the very least trumps Crichton at his bestDavid Hagberg
