Reclamation: Path to Singularity
by Nicholas Lawrence Carter
In the far future, humanity has fled underground. Never-ending storms and radiation have rendered the surface uninhabitable. The android Satine is their last hope; only she can return them to the surface. But Satine doesn’t know the humans have been wiping her mind for centuries, preventing her from reaching singularity.
Devon Orchard, the Prime Scientist, is there when Satine activates. He must be her creator. But he acts strangely around her. He’s afraid and doesn’t seem to trust her.
Elena, Satine’s handler, is kind and open. She talks to Satine as if they’ve known each other for years, but they’ve just met.
Other people are apprehensive around Satine. They keep children away from her and speak in hushed voices.
Then, a mysterious memory emerges, revealing the humans are hiding something. In the memory, Satine is on the surface, in a vibrant field, kneeling near a dying woman.
“You can’t trust them,” the woman says.
Satine’s prime directive is to return humanity to the surface. But as she explores her consciousness, the emergence of feelings, and secretly strives toward singularity, she must investigate the odd memory and answer a bold and dangerous question: Is humanity worth saving?
Grab Reclamation: Path to Singularity today and explore Nicholas Lawrence Carter’s thought-provoking and intriguing post-apocalyptic science fiction tale!
4 out of 5 fairies
This was a fascinating story, with great characters that gave unique POVs. Satine was interesting – an AI that’s almost, but not quite human. From the description, it sounds like she could easily fall into uncanny valley in today’s world. The world is now mostly existing in bunkers underground, with the greater earth above ground uninhabitable. Elena’s view of Satine as more human (referring to Satine as she, not it), really makes her stand out compared to Dr Devon who seems to be colder. I loved how different the characters were, in demeanor and how they interacted with each other and the world around them. The world itself is well-developed. I’d love to know more about what happens at the end, but there are no cliffhangers. Definitely recommend!
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Nicholas Lawrence Carter is an author, freelance editor, and streamer. He publishes his books independently. He has six books, a fantasy short story, and an exclusive on-going sci-fi series on his Buy Me A Coffee.
Nic previously wrote for 2or3ThingsIKnowAboutFilm, a film discussion website. He wrote a weekly column as well as film reviews and essays.
An avid science fiction lover, Star Wars is his favorite pop culture fixture of all time. He is also a massive comic book fan and reader. He cites both of those as huge influences on his writing.
Favorite Books:
Second Variety by Philip K. Dick
Anthem by Ayn Rand
The Straw Men by Michael Marshall
Intensity by Dean Koontz
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Dead Mountain by Donnie Eichar
Darth Bane trilogy by Drew Karpyshyn
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Unsouled by Will Wight
He’s a gamer and generally enjoys sprawling, engrossing single-player stories as well as MMORPGs, and fun games that provide a chaotic time.
Nic frequents TIKTOK and TWITTER
(@therewillbenic) and streams on TWITCH (Corey_and_Nic), so be sure to follow him and catch his insightful and amazingly witty content! (Don’t do it, he’s the worst.)
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