Download or read book Passages in the Void A FREE Far Future Hard Science Fiction Story written by Roger Williams and published by Peachfront Press. This book was released on 2018-09-09 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available FREE-- the first mind-expanding story in the universe-spanning Mortal Passage trilogy... Challenged to write a hard sci-fi story set in a real universe where humanity faces every challenge-- the speed of light can't be broken, life is rare in the universe, and the Earth is hit hard by disaster after disaster-- Roger Williams, best known as the author of controversial SF novel The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, dreamed up this story. This is the first of three of Roger's short stories previously available to read online, but now you can enjoy it freshly reformatted for your favorite device. Note: This story is also collected in The Mortal Passage Trilogy.
Download or read book A Void written by Georges Perec and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...a daunting triumph of will pushing its way through imposing roadblocks to a magical country, an absurdist nirvana of humor, pathos, and loss."--Time magazine A Void is a metaphysical whodunit, a story chock-full of plots and subplots, of trails in pursuit of trails, all of which afford Perec occasion to display his virtuosity as a verbal magician. It is also an outrageous verbal stunt: a 300-page novel that never once employs the letter E. The year is 1968, and as France is torn apart by social and political anarchy, the noted eccentric and insomniac Anton Vowl goes missing. Ransacking his Paris flat, his best friends scour his diary for clues to his whereabouts. At first glance these pages reveal nothing but Vowl's penchant for word games, especially for "lipograms," compositions in which the use of a particular letter is suppressed. But as the friends work out Vowl's verbal puzzles, and as they investigate various leads discovered among the entries, they too disappear, one by one by one, and under the most mysterious circumstances . . .
Download or read book The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect written by Roger Williams and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2003-10-14 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time not far from our own, Lawrence sets out simply to build an artifical intelligence that can pass as human, and finds himself instead with one that can pass as a god. Taking the Three Laws of Robotics literally, Prime Intellect makes every human immortal and provides instantly for every stated human desire. Caroline finds no meaning in this life of purposeless ease, and forgets her emptiness only in moments of violent and profane exhibitionism. At turns shocking and humorous, "Prime Intellect" looks unflinchingly at extremes of human behavior that might emerge when all limits are removed. An international Internet phenomenon, "Prime Intellect" has been downloaded more than 10,000 times since its free release in January 2003. It has been read and discussed in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Slovenia, South Africa, and other countries. This Lulu edition is your chance to own "Prime Intellect" in conventional book form.
Download or read book The Mortal Passage Trilogy A Post Singularity Science Fiction Short Story Collection written by Roger Williams and published by Peachfront Press. This book was released on 2018-09-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hard science fiction short story trilogy that spans the universe... Disgusted by a series of climate disasters that have destroyed humanity, the ruling artificial intelligences decide that a planetary surface is unsafe for living species. The all-knowing computer brains begin a multi-million year quest to find a safer home for the human race. But the unpredictable humans they resurrect have their own ideas. Who will decide the future? Humans or their inventions? Roger Williams, author of the influential singularity classic The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, returns with this complete edition of The Mortal Passage Trilogy, including all three classic novellas-- "Passages in the Void," "The Passage Home," and "Mortal Passage." There's also a bonus story, "Rite of Passage."
Download or read book The Void Captain s Tale written by Norman Spinrad and published by Norman Spinrad. This book was released on 1984 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Translation of several principal books passages and texts of the Veds and of some controversial works on Brahmunical theology 1832 written by Rammohun Roy (Raja) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Perspectives on Marc Antoine Charpentier written by Shirley Thompson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tercentenary of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's death in 2004 stimulated a surge of activity on the part of performers and scholars, confirming the modern assessment of Charpentier (1643-1704) as one of the most important and inventive composers of the French Baroque. The present book provides a snapshot of Charpentier scholarship in the early years of the new century. Its 13 chapters illustrate not only the sheer variety of strands currently pursued, but also the way in which these strands frequently intertwine and generate the potential for future research. Between them, they examine facets of the composer's compositional language and process, aspects of his performance practice and notation, the contexts within which he worked, and the nature of his legacy. The appendix contains a transcription of the inventory of Charpentier's manuscripts prepared when their sale to the Royal Library was negotiated in 1726 - an invaluable research tool, as numerous chapters in the book demonstrate. The wide variety of topics covered here will appeal both to readers interested in Charpentier's music and to those with a broader interest in the music and culture of the French Baroque, including aspects of patronage, church and theatre. Far from treating his output in isolation, this book places it in the wider context alongside such composers as Lully, Lalande, Marais, Fran‘s Couperin and Rameau; it also views the composer in relation to his Italian training. In the process, the under-examined question of influence - who influenced Charpentier? whom did he influence? - repeatedly comes to the fore. The book's Foreword was written by H. Wiley Hitchcock shortly before he died. Hitchcock's own part in raising the profile of Charpentier and his music to the level of recognition which it now enjoys cannot be emphasized enough. Appropriately the volume is dedicated to his memory.
Download or read book Translation of Several Principal Books Passages and Texts of the Veds and of Some Controversial Works on Brahmunical Theology written by Rammohun Roy (Raja) and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Letters from the Void written by Marshall Hammond and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of works from writers who have all experienced "floating" - the act of lying supine in a luke-warm pool of salt water in total darkness and silence for extended periods of time. Advocates of floating believe that the practice decreases stress, increases creativity, and can sometimes open the door to profound mystical experiences. Over 25 writers from Portland, Oregon put those notions to the test. Each writer floated four times and authored a piece of writing after each experience. The pieces in the book include fiction and nonfiction, poetry and prose, illustrated by Portland artists who also float. They contain passages that traverse the landscapes of humor, sadness, warmth, and hope. As it turns out, a lightless, soundless, chamber full of luke warm salt water really is an ideal place to go for inspiration.
Download or read book The Call of the Void written by S. M. Gaither and published by Random House. This book was released on 2023-06-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War is building. Blood is spilling. And the gods are not pleased. Casia has survived her brother's attempts to crush her but the battle is just beginning. Bitter, wounded and carrying the curse of a dark upper-god, she journeys north to the elven court in search of allies. The Court of Moreth holds knowledge, secrets - and power. The kind of power that could shift everything in her favour. But only if she can survive it. Elander is losing his court, powers and divinity. But he's determined to stand behind Casia and bring his ancient, changeable allies to her side. He lost her once. He won't do it again. His devotion to her may be what destroys him. And when that destruction comes, it could change their entire world.
Download or read book The Bible Student Concordance written by Aaron Pick and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bible Student s Concordance by which the English Reader May be Enabled to Ascertain the Literal Meaning of Any Word in the Sacred Original in the Old Testament By Aaron Pick written by and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NASA Memorandum written by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NASA Memorandum written by and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecclesiastica Interpretatio or the expositions upon the difficult and doubtful passages of the seven Epistles called Catholike and the Revelation etc written by John MAYER (D.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1627 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Studies on Early Arabic Philosophy written by Peter Adamson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-21 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy in the Islamic world from the 9th to 11th centuries was characterized by an engagement with Greek philosophical works in Arabic translation. This volume collects papers on both the Greek philosophers in their new Arabic guise, and on reactions to the translation movement in the period leading up to Avicenna. In a first section, Adamson provides general studies of the ’formative’ period of philosophy in the Islamic world, discussing the Arabic reception of Aristotle and of his commentators. He also argues that this formative period was characterized not just by the use of Hellenic materials, but also by a productive exchange of ideas between Greek-inspired ’philosophy (falsafa)’ and Islamic theology (kalÄm). A second section considers the underappreciated philosophical impact of Galen, using Arabic sources to understand Galen himself, and exploring the thought of the doctor and philosopher al-RÄzī, who drew on Galen as a chief inspiration. A third section looks at al-FÄrÄbī and the so-called ’Baghdad school’ of the 10th century, examining their reaction to Aristotle’s Metaphysics, his epistemology, and his famous deterministic ’sea battle’ argument. A final group of papers is devoted to Avicenna’s philosophy, which marks the beginning of a new era of philosophy in the Islamic world.
Download or read book Void Star written by Zachary Mason and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not far in the future the seas have risen and the central latitudes are emptying but it’s still a good time to be rich in San Francisco where weapons drones patrol the skies to keep out the multitudinous poor. Irina isn’t rich, not quite, but she does have an artificial memory that gives her perfect recall, and lets her act as a medium between her various employers and their AIs, which are complex to the point of opacity. It’s a good gig, paying enough for the annual visits to the Mayo Clinic that keep her from ageing. Kern has no such access; he's one of the many refugees in the sprawling drone-built favelas on the city’s periphery, where he lives like a monk, training relentlessly in martial arts, scraping by as a thief and an enforcer. Thales is from a different world entirely – the mathematically-inclined scion of a Brazilian political clan, he's fled to L.A. after the attack that left him crippled and his father dead. A ragged stranger accosts Thales and demands to know how much he can remember. Kern flees for his life after robbing the wrong mark. Irina finds a secret in the reflection of a laptop’s screen in her employer’s eyeglasses. None are safe as they’re pushed together by subtle forces that stay just out of sight. Vivid, tumultuous and propulsive, Void Star is Zachary Mason’s mind-bending follow-up to his bestselling debut The Lost Books of the Odyssey.
