
A man is cryogenically preserved after death and awakens as a von Neumann probe, tasked with exploring the galaxy while evading threats from rival nations and alien entities.
A man is cryogenically preserved after death and awakens as a von Neumann probe, tasked with exploring the galaxy while evading threats from rival nations and alien entities.
“Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street.
Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state. He has been uploaded into computer hardware and is slated to be the controlling AI in an interstellar probe looking for habitable plan...
will contain mild spoilers
No sexual content depicted
Moderate space conflicts, rival probes destroying each other, and threats from alien entities; no graphic gore
Minor use of mild profanity in snarky dialogue
Brief mentions of alcohol use
No LGBTQIA+ representation
Brief references to religion in dystopian society and philosophical discussions
No witchcraft or occult elements
No evidence found in available sources.
Major themes of dystopian politics, selfish nations, international rivalries, and critiques of cooperation on humanity's future
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Moderate themes of AI exploitation as property without rights, systemic dystopian suffering, and human conflicts leading to destruction
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