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Lists of books, many of which received at least one starred review (indicating a work of unusual merit) from the following review sources: Booklist , Publisher's Weekly (PW), Kirkus and Library Journal (LJ). Additional titles of interest may be included on the lists. Titles are generally listed alphabetically by author.
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Artificial Intelligence Stars
Page Modified: April 5, 2008
A.I. Fiction Stars
Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine, unless noted.
- Mother of God
Author: Ambrose, David
Publisher: Simon & Schuster $ 23 ISBN: 0684824183 Date: 1996
Kirkus PW
Humans create artificial intelligence, but what happens when artificial intelligence gets into the wrong hands? That's exactly what happens in this ingenious spellbinder--and the consequences are murderous. Mother of God is a thriller unlike any other--a chase that takes readers right out onto the cutting edge of technology and storytelling.
Updated 6.29.05 - Genesis
Author: Anderson, Poul
Publisher: Tor $ 23.95 ISBN: 0312867077 Date: 2000
PW
In classic Anderson fashion, Genesis investigates the subjects of human immortality and artificial intelligence a billion years into the future.
- You've Got Murder
Author: Andrews, Donna
Publisher: Prime Crime $ 21.95 ISBN: 042518191x Date: 2002
Agatha Award Winner
From a winner of both the Anthony and Agatha awards comes the first mystery to feature a computer with a mind like Miss Marple and hardware that hides a suspiciously human heart.
Updated 6.29.05 - Click Here for Murder
Author: Andrews, Donna
Publisher: Prime Crime $ 22.95 ISBN: 0425188566 Date: 2003
Turing Hopper is an Artificial Intelligence Personality with a mind like Miss Marple and hardware that hides a suspiciously human heart. When the almost-sentient mainframe-sleuth recognizes an enemy within the walls of her lab, she goes into action.
Updated 6.29.05 - Access Denied
Author: Andrews, Donna
Publisher: Prime Crime $ 23.95 ISBN: 0425198383 Date: 2004
PW
When Turing Hopper, Artificial Intelligence Personality extraordinaire, learns a criminal's once-dormant credit card has been doing a lot of shopping lately, she does some sleuthing. But luring the guilty party out might very well get everyone "accidentally" deleted.
Updated 11.29.04 - Slant
Bear, Greg
Tor Books 1997-07 $ 24.95 ISBN: 0312855176 Date: 1997
Publishers
Weekly
In the sixth decade of the 21st century, Earth has been transformed. Nanotechnology has been perfected, giving humans the ability to change their environment and themselves down to the cellular level. And the study of the mind has brought a revolution in human psychotherapy and artificial intelligence. It's a sane and perfect world--almost. - Adventures of the Artificial Woman
Author: Berger, Thomas
Publisher: Simon & Schuster $ 22 ISBN: 0743257405 Date: 2004
From one of the great American writers comes a hilarious and sinister new novel in which a beautiful creation goes completely haywire.
Updated 6.29.05 - Bouncing Off the Moon
Author: Gerrold, David
Publisher: Tor $ 22.95 ISBN: 0312878419 Date: 2001
Spectrum Awards Finalist
Three boys alone on the Moon are targets of a deadly interplanetary manhunt. Returning to Earth is out of the question. Law and order have broken down. Economies are in chaos. But Chigger and his two brothers can't stay at Geosynchronous Station forever. The only option is to find a planet where they can start over. A new home? They'll be lucky just to stay alive.
Updated 6.29.05 - Whole Wide World
Author: McAuley, Paul
Publisher: Tor $ 24.95 ISBN: 0765303922 Date: 2002
PW
Winner of both the Arthur C. Clarke and Philip K. Dick Awards, McAuley now presents a gripping thriller of the day after tomorrow--when the world and the Web are one.
Suggested Reading: Internet Stars
Updated 4/5/02 - Galatea 2.2/a
Author: Powers, Richard
Publisher: FSG $ 23 ISBN: 0374199485 Date: 1995
Kirkus PW | National Book Critics Award Nominee
One of America's most talented writers reinvents the Pygmalion story with a decidedly modern twist in this highly acclaimed novel. At the Center for the Study of Advanced Sciences, an outspoken neurologist is intent on creating a model of the human brain with computer-based neural networks and teach the brain English lit so that it can pass a difficult master's exam.
Updated 6.29.05 - The Hacker and the Ants
Author: Rucker, Rudy
Publisher: Avon $ 20 ISBN: 0688134165 Date: 1994
PW
Computer programmer Jerzy Rugby spends his days hacking away in cyberspace. Then an electronic ant gets into the machinery wreaking havoc throughout the Net. Suddenly Rugby is Public Enemy Number One, wanted for sabotage, computer crime, and treason--a patsy who must now get to the bottom of the virtual insectile plague.
Updated 6.29.05
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