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The Immortality Option Mass Market Paperback – 30 Oct. 1995

by James P. Hogan (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
Living on the frozen world of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the robotic race of the Taloids is discovered by Earth, completely stumping the scientific community, until Taloid digital DNA is recovered from the moon's ancient computer banks. Reprint.
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  1. Print length
    336 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Del Rey Books
  4. Publication date
    30 Oct. 1995
  5. Dimensions
    10.8 x 2.54 x 17.78 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0345397878
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0345397874
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n's largest moon, was frozen and lifeless...but only by some definitions!
Organic life had never evolved on its barren surface, but somehow Titan had become home to the Taloids, a race of self-aware robots who lived in competing city-states, grew houses and tools, tended their robotic herds, and worshipped a god called the Lifemaker.
When humans discovered the Taloids on Titan, they suspected that the robots' sentience had evolved by accident--artificial intelligence gone wrong. But where was the ancient civilization that had spawned them? With no help from the Taloids--who seemed to know nothing of their own origins--Earth's finest scientists were stumped.
Then strange blocks of code were discovered in Titan's ancient computer banks. Neither Taloid digital DNA nor the operating system for Titan's robotic "ecology," the code had clearly lain undisturbed for eons. But now, with human help, it was beginning to activate at last...

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Del Rey Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 30 Oct. 1995
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0345397878
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0345397874
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 159 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.8 x 2.54 x 17.78 cm
  • Best Sellers Rank: 111,403 in Science Fiction (Books)
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 31 ratings

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  • rayden@erols.com
    5.0 out of 5 stars The sequal succeeds as well as the original
    Reviewed in the United States on 13 November 1998
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    In the original, the author blew me away with natural evolution for robots. In this book, he keeps artful, suspenseful control of a plot that spans over a million years, two star systems, three very distinct species, and several outstanding individuals.
    I made the mistake of reading this book before going to bed..I couldn't put it down to go to sleep! The mood swings, sometimes abruptly, from wonder, to laugh-out-loud funny, to nail-biting tension.
    All my favorite characters from the original return, and are joined by the imaginatively-rendered Borijans and their AI GENIUS in a three-way battle for the future of Titan, which is also a battle between science and nonsense, gullibility and guile, compassion and selfishness.
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  • Frank McCallister
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on 24 March 2014
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    One of my favorite authors. The book is a great sequel to the code of the lifemaker. I would recommend it to everyone who loves science ficton.
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  • Grimjaw
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good read!
    Reviewed in the United States on 28 January 2013
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    This sequel to "Code of the Lifemaker" does not disappoint. James Hogan is one of my favorite writers. If you like these books, you should check out his "Giants" series.
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