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Factoring Humanity (Hardcover)

by Robert J. Sawyer (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 350 pages
  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc. (31 Dec 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312864582
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312864583
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,497,977 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Receiving a message from another, alien civilisation is not enough; you have then to decode it. Heather and her husband Kyle once tried to make sense of the message's geometric riddles and set it aside. It is when she is torn apart by her daughter's accusations of child abuse--she loses whether Kyle is a monster or Rebecca deluded--that Heather tries again, and has a wacky idea born of desperation. Perhaps she needs to get closer to the problem; perhaps she needs literally to get inside it. And when she does, she finds more riddles--just how to cope with knowing the whole truth about everyone and everything? Is this why an old boyfriend committed suicide? Is this an alien kindness, or a trap? Sawyer's novel has its betraying touches of modishness and melodrama, but it also has the charm that comes from good sense convincingly exhibited. If the fate of humanity is to be decided, it is always better done by someone as likeable as Sawyer's Heather. Science is not necessarily best done in an ivory tower; Sawyer is insightful on the way good work is done in the middle of crisis and the everyday. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A twenty-first century scientist sacrifices her family life to decipher the strange signals coming from interstellar space, messages that show her how to build an extraordinary machine that allows one to travel via the mind.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, 29 Aug 2007
By A. R. Gordon-finlayson (Liverpool, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Factoring Humanity (Paperback)
What a mix of concepts - quantum physics, seti, mathematics, first contact, the nature of consciousness, 4-d geometry, false accusations of child sexual abuse, marriage, viability of strong ai, humanity... And all that populated by characters you end up caring about. He certainly packs it in, recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 29 Dec 1999
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A really gripping tale that really draws you into the story and the characters. The characters are well written and believable. I really enjoyed this book and could not put this one down.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A stimulating and thoroughly engrossing read, 7 Jul 1999
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I've never read one of Robert Sawyer's books before, but this one grabbed my attention, just from reading the back cover. The story intertwines human emotional conflict and cutting-edge scientific knowledge to produce a conclusion that is both satisfying to the morals of the reader and generates an enormous sense of awe. The only comparison I can make is with William Gibson's Neuromancer - where Case can move through the 'Matrix' and enter the eyes of his associate. When Heather moves through 'psychospace' the narrative is perfect to express the disembodiment and diversity of the journey (and of the people she meets).

I was truly sorry to finish this book. It kept me gripped from the first page, and I just didn't want it to end.

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