Sunday, 8 August 2021

Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear

A super interesting, gripping, thought provoking science fiction novel. ❤💙💜💖  Deals with Artificial Intelligence, transhumanism, identity and ancient alien artifacts. I loved Haimey, the protagonist because 1. She was a very interesting character, enthusiastic and a strong woman, 2. She was a transhuman with inserts in her brain which allowed her (and her ship's AI) to control her mood and emotions so she could be more efficient. Her memory had been tampered with after traumatic events in her past, something we learn halfway through the story. In one passage a pirate questions her identity as a human and if she was really Haimey (or if Haimey was trapped inside her behind her mind controlling devices). The pirate asked if she would be better off without her brain implants allowing her real self to arise without artificial control.

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