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
15 Jun 2000
By orbis
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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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Fantastic Fun that provokes some thought as well
28 Sep 2004
By D. Lepin
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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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12 May 2013
By Cyrus Ramavarampu
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Mind expanding and relieving at the same time. Fantastic read for anyone interested in the philosophy of the afterlife, computers, and life.
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