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The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect


A Novel by Roger Williams

  Updated December 2003...

My E-Mail Address Has Changed!

The philipkdick.com domain has been acquired by the Philip K. Dick estate, and the new owners are not continuing the e-mail service. I can still be reached at localroger@hotmail.com which is the "general" link within the site, but "novel" mail should be directed to my new account:

localroger@yahoo.com

I decided not to continue the prime-intellect theme because I have a couple of longer range projects that might land here that aren't in the Prime Intellect universe. (The PayPal button still works. It's redirected to my new account at the other end.)

Also:

If you liked this book and you want more Prime Intellect, be sure to check out A Casino Odyssey in Cyberspace which is a short story set in the Prime Intellect universe.

YES I am working on a sequel. It will be called The Transmigration of Prime Intellect, it is about half complete, and there should be news of it here within a few months.

In the best possible future, there will be
no war, no famine, no crime,
no sickness, no oppression,
no fear, no limits, no shame...
...and nothing to do.

This online novel contains strong language and extreme depictions of acts of sex and violence. Readers who are sensitive to such things should exercise discretion.

The "Jacket Copy"

Lawrence had ordained that Prime Intellect could not, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. But he had not realized how much harm his super-intelligent creation could perceive, or what kind of action might be necessary to prevent it.

Caroline has been pulled from her deathbed into a brave new immortal Paradise where she can have anything she wants, except the sense that her life has meaning.

Now these two souls are headed for a confrontation which will force them to weigh matters of life and death before a machine that can remake -- or destroy -- the entire Universe.

License and Rights
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Read It Online
The complete text of The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect online, courtesy of kuro5hin.org.

How It Was Written
This is a strange book in many ways, but so is the story of how it came to exist. (Some spoilers)

The Tech
A discussion of the technology and cosmology of the novel. (Lots of spoilers)

The Singularity
A discussion of the how the ideas in the novel intersect with modern Singularity theory. (Beaucoup spoilers)

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It may be crass, but nothing says "that was a great novel, man" like money. All tips also go toward the Dead Tree Project.

Dead Tree Project
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Other Stuff Online
Writing as localroger, Roger Williams has contributed a number of stories to the community-edited news site kuro5hin.org.

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