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Chimera
- Author
- Alice Thompson
- Narrator
- Jess Nesling
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd.
- Publish Date
- 24 October 2024
- Run Time
- 4 hours 44 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Accompanied by dryads – sophisticated AIs with synthetic bodies – nothing is quite as it seems, even desire. Are we just a template of memories and experiences, or is there something that makes us uniquely human? And what is the role of emotion in forming consciousness?
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- Author
- Alice Thompson
- Narrator
- Jess Nesling
- Duration
- 4 hours 44 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 October 2024
- ISBN
- 9781004173402
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd.
- Genre
- Science fiction: space exploration
Synopsis
Scientist and dream investigator Artemis is travelling to the distant moon of Oneiros. Her ship, the Chimera has been sent to look for organisms that will help assuage Earth's global warming, but it becomes clear on the journey that there are other disturbing reasons for the mission.Accompanied by dryads – sophisticated AIs with synthetic bodies – nothing is quite as it seems, even desire. Are we just a template of memories and experiences, or is there something that makes us uniquely human? And what is the role of emotion in forming consciousness?
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