[ExI] Fwd: [ExtroBritannia] An intelligent novel with underlying Singularitarian themes

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> From: "David Wood" <davidw at deltawisdom.com>
> Date: 26 December 2011 12:00:14 GMT
> To: extrobritannia at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ExtroBritannia] An intelligent novel with underlying Singularitarian themes
> Reply-To: extrobritannia at yahoogroups.com
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> Robert Harris has written a string of best-selling novels: Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, and Imperium. Several have been turned into films.
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> Over the last few days, I've read his most recent book: "The Fear Index". To quote from the website for the book, http://thefearindex.com/thefearindex.asp
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> >>>
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> His name is carefully guarded from the general public but within the secretive inner circles of the ultra-rich Dr Alex Hoffmann is a legend – a visionary scientist whose computer software turns everything it touches into gold. 
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> Together with his partner, an investment banker, Hoffmann has developed a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that tracks human emotions, enabling it to predict movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. His hedge fund, based in Geneva, makes billions. 
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> But then in the early hours of the morning, while he lies asleep with his wife, a sinister intruder breaches the elaborate security of their lakeside house. So begins a waking nightmare of paranoia and violence as Hoffmann attempts, with increasing desperation, to discover who is trying to destroy him.
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> His quest forces him to confront the deepest questions of what it is to be human...
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> To avoid giving away too much of the plot, let me just say that various Singularitarian themes underpin the book. The quotes at the starts of the chapters are mainly taken from Charles Darwin and Gordon Moore.
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> I believe many readers of this list will enjoy the book.
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> // David W.
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