Author: cdtavenor
Join Raith on the adventure of a lifetime: The QuanCom Five-Hundred Light-Year Classic! A synthetic intelligence down on his luck, Raith loves to race. When given the chance to participate in a hyper-experimental faster-than-light space race, he welcomes the opportunity with open arms. He may have received more than he bargained for, though, as corporations and shadowy collectives fight over the … collectives fight over the technology making the race possible.If Raith is to survive—to win—he’ll need the help of his new crew . . . and new friends. Together, can they defeat the hundreds of other racers all vying to be…
Witness Their Greatest Game. Theren, the first synthetic intelligence, has risen to power as the Director of the International Space Agency. They have everything they need to push humanity toward final acceptance of its synthetic counterparts. Thousands of SIs live on Earth, the Moon, and throughout the solar system. Yet opposition remains to Theren’s plans. Powerful foes rise, ready to strike … plans. Powerful foes rise, ready to strike back. Jill, the second SI, forges her own path into the future. Only together will Theren and Jill succeed, but both synthetics have targets painted squarely on their heads . .…
Robots. Androids. Virtual Worlds. Corporate Conspiracies. Meet Theren: a new synthetic intelligence. The first synthetic intelligence. Created in a lab with sterile white walls, Theren longs to meet the people of the world. The first SI has hopes, fears, and dreams, just like a human.Yet the world fears the idea of an artificial mind, capable of conscious thought. To survive against powerful … conscious thought. To survive against powerful corporations, hateful humans, and global conspiracies, Theren will need friends—and more importantly, a family. Can Earth survive side-by-side with its new creation? Book I of the Chronicles of Theren begins a centuries-spanning epic. Expect the…
They only know their enemy as Accursed. When Roan agrees to join the Serpents on a heist in the city of Esmeraldi, she expects it to go smoothly. Nothing could have been further from the truth. On the run for her life, she’ll need to deceive soldiers, generals, and inquisitors of her identity and gender. It’s illegal for a woman to be a soldier, after all. Before long, she dives right into the … long, she dives right into the hands of her pursuers, hiding in plain sight. At least Roan isn’t facing down the Accursed in their mountain strongholds,…
Ermo wanted a choice. Fate didn’t give her one. Her grandfather faced the Holy Empire. So did her father. And now she faces a dilemma, brought upon by the religious leaders of the People of Light.She’ll make a choice, but they won’t like it. She’ll honor the memory of her ancestors in her own way. In Legacy of Light, experience three generations of struggle against a genocidal theocratic empire. … struggle against a genocidal theocratic empire. Can the People of Light prevail against an Inquisition hell-bent on their destruction? If only they were known as more than Accursed. Discover the fate of Ermo and…
Witness Their Greatest Game. Theren, the first synthetic intelligence, has risen to power as the Director of the International Space Agency. They have everything they need to push humanity toward final acceptance of its synthetic counterparts. Thousands of SIs live on Earth, the Moon, and throughout the solar system. Yet opposition remains to Theren’s plans. Powerful foes rise, ready to strike … plans. Powerful foes rise, ready to strike back. Jill, the second SI, forges her own path into the future. Only together will Theren and Jill succeed, but both synthetics have targets painted squarely on their heads . .…
Synthetic Intelligence. Thought impossible, but Dr. Wallace Theren has pushed the boundaries of computational science, creating an artificial mind capable of conscious thought. Naturally, his creation faces a harsh world bent on using it, exploiting it, or destroying it. If the first synthetic intelligence is to survive its early years, it’ll need friends, but more importantly, it’ll need a … importantly, it’ll need a family. And together, they’ll need to show their enemies they’re worth saving . . . or fearing. Praise for First of Their Kind “FIRST OF THEIR KIND is a fascinating and realistic look at the future…