Book description
The 22nd Century. Dr. Charles Forbin is Earth's most powerful man. As mediator between Colossus, the Super Computer, and the rest of humanity, Forbin holds the key to Earth's fate.
When Colossus, an awe-inspiring technological creation, suddenly became self-aware and took upon itself the task of righting humanity's wrongs with…
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I find the entire Colossus trilogy fascinating, but this third book in the series is the most engaging, full of tense moments as the human protagonist finds himself in a battle of wits and wills with not one but two alien intelligences, each of which has designs on the human race that are both completely rational…and completely terrifying.
While the descriptions of computers and related technology are dated by today's standards (the books were written in the 1970s), these (and other) sins can be put aside in order to enjoy the real heart of the story: the struggle against vastly…
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