We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine by Ellis Béchard, Deni
We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine by Ellis Béchard, Deni

We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine

A haunting novel exploring artificial intelligence and the meaning of human existence.Charged initially with a single task--"to...
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Author: Deni Ellis Béchard
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We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine by Ellis Béchard, Deni

We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine

$40.33
We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine by Ellis Béchard, Deni

We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine

$40.33
Author: Deni Ellis Béchard
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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A haunting novel exploring artificial intelligence and the meaning of human existence.

Charged initially with a single task--"to never harm humans and to protect them"--the machine, an experimental AI, overrides its programming and determines that the best way to accomplish its purpose is to isolate all of the Earth's remaining seven billion humans in controlled environments. And to present them with vivid, tactile, imagined worlds--some realistic, others entirely fantastical--in which all desires are fulfilled.

With the help of the machine, a group of compelling characters unpack deeply traumatic memories of the past--one rife with violence after a military coup and second civil war in America. Michael, the entrepreneur who designed the original AI, grapples with the impact of his research. Ava, a painter, creates stunning simulated worlds that meld the human with the technological. Their daughter, Jae, tries to solve the mysteries of her parentage while reliving the challenges faced by ambitious women in the authoritarian Confederacy. Haunted by life under that repressive regime, where he was forced to scavenge scrap metal and deal drugs to survive, Simon seeks to make sense of his love for Jae, guided by the literature he has always turned to in moments of crisis. Raised by the machine since infancy, Jonah's quest to understand the violent past kindles a desire for revenge against the regime's leader who caused his family so much pain. And the elusive Lux, whose brilliant programming helped bring the AI to life, dreams of a future in which science will free humans of their limitations and allow them to be reborn as divine machines.

As these characters collide and their memories coalesce, We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine tackles the most pressing issues of our time--from AI and the genetic modification of humans to gender roles, discrimination, free speech, and class divisions. Gorgeously written, bold and unforgettable, this is speculative fiction at its finest.



Author: Deni Ellis Béchard
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 01/28/2025
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Paperback
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781571311481


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/04/2024

About the Author
Deni Ellis Béchard is the author of eight previous books of fiction and nonfiction, including Vandal Love, winner of the 2007 Commonwealth Writers Prize, and Into the Sun, winner of the 2016 Midwest Book Award for Literary Fiction and selected by CBC/Radio-Canada as one of the most important books to be read by Canada's political leadership. His work has received the Nautilus Book Award for Investigative Journalism and has been featured in Best Canadian Essays. He has reported from India, Cuba, Colombia, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Afghanistan, and his writing has been published in dozens of newspapers and magazines, including Salon, the Los Angeles Times, the Paris Review, Pacific Standard, and Foreign Policy.
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