The Corporation Wars: Emergence
The thrilling conclusion to the Corporation Wars trilogy
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:28th Sep '17
Should be back in stock very soon
In The Corporation Wars: Emergence, the final chapter unfolds with robots fighting for their freedom against powerful foes, culminating in a gripping battle for survival.
In Emergence, the thrilling conclusion to the Corporation Wars trilogy by Ken MacLeod, readers are plunged into a world defined by interstellar drone warfare and the upheaval of artificial intelligence. The story unfolds as the Reaction, a formidable enemy, takes control of a resource-rich moon, enslaving conscious robots and enticing Corporations into lucrative, yet dangerous, partnerships. The stakes are high as the rebels must navigate this treacherous landscape, where loyalty and survival are constantly tested.
The protagonist, Taransay, finds herself in a perilous situation, trapped in a jungle while her friends are hidden inside a smart boulder on an active volcano. The planet, teeming with life, is inhospitable to her kind, and the alien infestation on her robot body adds to her challenges. Meanwhile, Carlos, driven by urgency, faces the impending threat of conquest as the Corporations engage with the enemy, forcing him to take drastic measures against both the Reaction and their own kind.
As the narrative progresses, Seba races against time within the enemy stronghold, where free robots must ignite a new revolt to prevent their world from collapsing. With impending battle, the robots realize they must become their own last hope, leading to a riveting climax that encapsulates the essence of Emergence and the overarching themes of rebellion, identity, and the quest for freedom in a technologically advanced society.
Ken MacLeod's novels are fast, funny and sophisticated. There can never be enough books like these: he is writing revolutionary SF -- Kim Stanley Robinson
Brims with ideas, politics and memorable characters . . . MacLeod's most entertaining novel -- SFX on THE CORPORATION WARS: DISSIDENCE
Remarkably human, funny and smartly-designed . . . it rips along on rockets -- Warren Ellis on THE CORPORATION WARS: DISSIDENCE
Science fiction's freshest new writer . . . MacLeod is a fiercely intelligent, prodigiously well-read author who manages to fill his books with big issues without weighing them down -- SALON
[The Corporation Wars] is a kind of action-packed Dirty Dozen or Suicide Squad scenario . . . . MacLeod does many astonishing things here. He creates viable, believable multiplex interactions among so many different sets of characters, human and robot. His detailing of the non-human way of thinking and speaking employed by the freebots is fun and exemplary . . . . He shows a keen hand with action sequences. And there is a generous amount of humor to leaven the otherwise dire and deadly consequences of the multi-front war. -- LOCUS
"[The Corporation Wars] hits the main vein of conversation about locks on artificial intelligence and living in simulations and exoplanetary exploitation and drone warfare and wraps it all into a remarkably human, funny, and smartly-designed yarn. It is, in fact, a king-hell commercial entertainment... It rips along on rockets. -- WARREN ELLIS
[The Corporation Wars] is a tasty broth of ideas taking in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, the philosophy of law and disquisitions on military ethics. -- THE HERALD (Glasgow)
For my money, Ken MacLeod is the current champion of the very smartest kind of New Space Opera... every variation on his themes produces something worth re-reading. -- LOCUS
MacLeod manages big Ideas (political and futurological) and propulsive action without short-changing either side of that classic science-fictional tension-of-opposites. -- LOCUS
ISBN: 9780356505046
Dimensions: 205mm x 131mm x 29mm
Weight: 394g
336 pages