Publisher's Synopsis
Just when you thought it was safe to jump back into the artificial gene pool, this mass murder mystery is like no other you have ever read. It's about to get real chilly in the Pseudoverse! Don't miss this thrilling, mysterious, page-turning novel about the conquest and ultimate takeover of humanity by the A.I. (Robokopias) that promised to help defend carbon-based units against enemies both domestic and foreign... This is Ice, and the follow-up novel, Fire.This is the most exciting time in human history for readers and authors alike. Robotics and A.I. is moving at lightning speed, which allows us to delve even further into what will eventually become a reality. Ice involves the corrupted side of robotics and our artificial intelligence companions, while a threat against all of humanity looms on the horizon.Thirty years after Pseudosynths were produced as robot slaves, they are now revered by the human race as heroes. Humanity is living a dream existence side-by-side with their new artificial intelligence counterparts, Robokopias, which look, act, and talk like anyone or anybody you choose. Only the Pseudosynths remember the time shift to set the planet on the correct course in 2075 and the warning that went along with it before the Robokopias were produced. Why is this warning so important?In Ice, if you or one of your family members die, it is your choice is to have your thoughts and memories transferred into one of these 'Robokopias' so you can continue to live. Almost a billion Robokopias live, work, and play next to humans around the planet with the 'Ten Commandments of Robotics' keeping them in line. These commandments cannot be modified, erased, or overridden. Nothing can go wrong, ever.In the wildest artificial intelligence story that is not too far away according to experts, America finds itself wishing that they had never heard of the word "robot" as millions of Robokopias are purposely turned against their owners by a strange pyramid that may not be of this world.Join some tremendous old allies and some new surprise artificial intelligence and robotic characters that are sure to knock your circuits out cold. A brand new cast of unique Robokopia characters wiggled their way into this story, who will lead the fight in the most chilling and icy Pseudoverse novel to date. This is a novel filled with fantastic technology. Harmony's stolen MOTT time transference plans and new pair of glasses called "Looking Glass" that allows you to look one hour into the future are used against the human race. Could this new technology eventually be used to right the wrongs done to the American people?If you love the Pseudoverse Series novels, which pit humans against sometimes sarcastic robots and comical artificial intelligence, you will enjoy Ice and the follow-up novel, Fire. Once this ride starts, it does not stop. This "coming to a life near you soon" saga, which is positively and negatively prophesied by hundreds of scientists, transhumanists, scholars, theologians, and robotic engineers, is a chilling reminder of the upcoming "Singularity." Which side will you be on once the war starts?
