2054
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
From the acclaimed authors of the runaway New York Times bestseller 2034 comes another explosive work of speculative fiction set twenty years further in the future, at a moment when a radical leap forward in artificial intelligence combines with...
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From the acclaimed authors of the runaway New York Times bestseller 2034 comes another explosive work of speculative fiction set twenty years further in the future, at a moment when a radical leap forward in artificial intelligence combines with America’s violent partisan divide to create an existential threat to the country, and the worldIt is twenty years after the catastrophic war between the United States and China that brought down the old American political order. A new party has emerged in the US, one that’s held power for over a decade. Efforts to cement its grip have resulted in mounting violent resistance. The American president has control of the media, but he is beginning to lose control of the streets. Many fear he’ll stop at nothing to remain in the White House. Suddenly, he collapses in the middle of an address to the nation. After an initial flurry of misinformation, the administration reluctantly announces his death. A cover-up ensues, conspiracy theories abound, and the country descends into a new type of civil war.
A handful of elite actors from the worlds of computer science, intelligence, and business have a fairly good idea what happened. All signs point to a profound breakthrough in AI, of which the remote assassination of an American president is hardly the most game-changing. The trail leads to an outpost in the Amazon rainforest, the last known whereabouts of the tech visionary who predicted this breakthrough. As some of the world’s great powers, old and new, state and nonstate alike, struggle to outmaneuver one another in this new Great Game of scientific discovery, the outcome becomes entangled with the fate of American democracy.
Combining a deep understanding of AI, biotech, and the possibility of a coming Singularity, along with their signature geopolitical sophistication, Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis have once again written a visionary work. 2054 is a novel that reads like a thriller even as it demands
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that we consider the trajectory of our society and its potentially calamitous destination.
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13:57 May 07, 2054 (-5 GMT)São Paulo
Chowdhury awoke gradually. He d taken a journey of weeks, in which he d been dead or as close to death as a person can come. The cocktail prescribed by his doctors at Neutronics had slowed his body function to undetectable levels, and now they were bringing him back.
It took a while before he once again became cognizant of where he was and what he was doing there. A clock hung on the wall of the dimly lit recovery room. Vague silhouettes flitted in and out of the room, but Chowdhury had no capacity to focus on anything except the clock. Its stubby hour hand. Its long minute hand. Chowdhury tried to concentrate on its movement, but it appeared frozen. He had to look away and look back to gauge the passage of time.
Minutes . . . hours . . . days . . . Chowdhury couldn t say necessarily how long he stared at the clock as his faculties returned to him.
He heard a voice calling his name.
Dr. Chowdhury . . . A light flashed in his eyes, painful, startling. As he flinched, a muscle in the back of his neck spasmed. . . . it s Dr. Bakari, said the voice, which sounded like it was underwater. You re in the recovery room. Can you hear me?
Yes, he thought he said. But no sound came.
She repeated the question.
Yes, he said. It came out as a dry whisper.
Gently, she propped up his head and placed a plastic cup of water to his lips. When she tilted the cup forward, he began to choke and sputter. Then his body remembered itself and he swallowed a mouthful of the water. Well done, said Dr. Bakari as she wiped up what had dribbled down his chin and onto his chest. With great effort, he could feel himself smile at her. Spent, he shut his eyes.
When he opened them again some time had passed, and the room appeared different. It was no longer dim; it was illuminated under harsh, bright lights. The clock still hung on the wall. He felt refreshed, as if he d simply woken from a decent night s sleep. Sitting
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on a chair at his bedside was Ashni. When he turned toward her and said her name, she startled. You re awake, she said, allowing a little sob of relief to blend with her words. She took his hand and kissed his dry, tissue paper-like skin, near where the doctors had connected an intravenous port. Ashni reached across his bed to press the call button that would summon one of the attending physicians.
Chowdhury stopped her.
How many days has it been? he asked.
It s been two weeks, Bapu.
Chowdhury stopped her.
How many days has it been? he asked.
It s been two weeks, Bapu.
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Autoren-Porträt von Elliot Ackerman, James, USN Stavridis
Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Elliot Ackerman , James, USN Stavridis
- 2024, International, 304 Seiten, Maße: 15,2 x 22,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 0593830857
- ISBN-13: 9780593830857
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Stavridis is not just a novelist, but also Admiral James Stavridis, formerly supreme allied commander at NATO. He and Ackerman are the authors of the bestseller 2034. In this follow-up, it is 20 years after the nuclear war between the US and China when the US president collapses and dies during an address to the nation. Conspiracy theories spread, and civil war ensues. Meanwhile, computer scientists and intelligence experts believe they know what lies behind the assassination: a profound breakthrough in AI. This sounds thrilling and provocative, and one to devote a good chunk of time to reading. New ScientistA captivating thriller . . . At its core, 2054 is part who-dun-it, part House of Cards political thriller, part sci-fi, and part-klaxon warning. The SCIF
This taut, chilling, provocative page-turner is one part Crichton, one part Clancy, and might just make you think these truly are the good old days. Michael Hainey, AirMail
Gripping and imaginative . . . an enjoyable techno-thriller that explores the chaotic, self-destructive potential of human ingenuity. Booklist
2054 is a compelling, terrifying and totally plausible thriller of future world history and calamity not so far away crafted into a sophisticated geopolitical narrative superbly handled by this unique partnership of retired admiral/NATO supremo, and a prize-winning literary writer of beautiful novels who also happens to be a decorated Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Excellent and a worthy sequel of their thriller 2034. Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The World: A Family History
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