- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Fine Tooth Press L.L.C. (July 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0979477018
- ISBN-13: 978-0979477010
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,213,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the tradition of Blade Runner and stories like Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep," acclaimed science-fiction author Norman Spinrad explores the depths of what it means to be human; more accurately, he delves into the nature of the soul in our increasingly computerized technological age. Featuring a poignant new Afterword by Spinrad, this reprinting of one of Spinrad's most cherished works is more timely than ever before. Can human consciousness exist within the framework of an electronic "brain" and still maintain its humanity? In DEUS X, a dying priest's consciousness is uploaded into the most advanced computer of the day - and what ensues is a thought-provoking, entertaining and overly intriguing clash between the various characters surrounding the experiment, a female Pope and a computer guru who'd rather be sailing and smoking pot, for example. Spinrad is author of over twenty novels, including BUG JACK BARRON, THE MIND GAME, THE VOID CAPTAIN'S TALE, JOURNALS OF THE PLAGUE YEARS, LITTLE HEROES, PICTURES AT 11, GREENHOUSE SUMMER, THE DRUID KING, and MEXICA.
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Souls and Circuits,
By orbis (Channelview, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: DEUS X (Mass Market Paperback)
It may be short, but it's powerful. It centralizes around a dope-smoking computer whiz, a Cardinal, the Pope, an old preist, and the computer itself. What Spinrad does with these few characters is amazing. The questions they ask are, when the old preist dies and we upload his personality to the computer, does he have a soul? I'd say that this is far and away some of Spinrad's best stuff.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Souls and Circuits,
By orbis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: DEUS X (Mass Market Paperback)
It may be short, but it's powerful. It centralizes around a dope-smoking computer whiz, a Cardinal, the Pope, an old preist, and the computer itself. What Spinrad does with these few characters is amazing. The questions they ask are, when the old preist dies and we upload his personality to the computer, does he have a soul? I'd say that this is far and away some of Spinrad's best stuff.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Fantastic Fun that provokes some thought as well,
By D. Lepin "TheDL" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: DEUS X (Mass Market Paperback)
At sub 200 pages, it was a length just right for me. The theme boils down to a struggle to define and find faith in an increasingly scientific and technological time. It's my first Spinrad novel, but I don't read many books in the first place. So to say I made it through to book says a lot for it. If you have any interest in technology and religious philosophy I think you'll enjoy Spinrad's Deus X.
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