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"Science Exceeds Creative Vision!"
Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Reviews
Posted October 15, 2004

"What if, he ruminated, our role in creation was to be the void out of which things were made - not the demigods we think we are, but canvases on which other pictures are painted..." This is the world that Stephen, Bennie, and Eli unwittingly enter and the end of Read more...

"Great work. Can't wait for the sequel"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 28, 2004

In the not so distant future, move people have migrated from the countryside to the cities because water rationing makes irrigating farms impractical. Many folks choose to reside in virtual reality and AI has become an accepted life form with legal restrictions outlawing the making of mutations or a new Read more...

Summary

Three graduate students in search of a little extra money create a toy for profit that pushes the limits of artificial intelligence and changes their futures in this slipstream novel. One student lands in jail, charged with violating genetic manipulation laws, while another becomes more deeply involved with their creation, Julia, when she comes to realize the significance of their accomplishment. Elements of fiction and fantasy intertwine in this tale of how a new era of human history is ushered in through the enterprising activities of cash-strapped graduate students.