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Robopocalypse - A Novel

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By Daniel H. Wilson
Publisher Vintage
Robopocalypse - A Novel
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In this terrifying tale of humanitys desperate stand against a robot uprising, Daniel H. Wilson has written the most entertaining scifi thriller in years. Not far into our future, the dazzling technology that runs our world turns against us. Controlled by a childlikeyet massively powerfulartificial intelligence known as Archos, the global network of machines on which our world has grown dependent suddenly becomes an implacable, deadly foe. At Zero Hourthe moment the robots attackthe human race is almost annihilated, but as its scattered remnants regroup, humanity for the first time unites in a determined effort to fight back. This is the oral history of that conflict, told by an international cast of survivors who experienced this long and bloody confrontation with the machines. Brilliantly conceived and amazingly detailed, Robopocalypse is an actionpacked epic with chilling implications about the real technology that surrounds us.

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101133 words101,133 words
304 pages304 pages
Lexile 730LLexile 730L
Grade 9 to 12Grade 9 to 12
Age 14-17Age 14-17
Published 2011Published 2011

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Book ISBN:

0385533861

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