A Lone Star in the Sky by William Ledbetter

The AIs I found a little less believable, as it was never quite explained to my satisfaction why AIs of basically the same origin and presumably programming would reach such very different conclusions about humanity - I'd have liked to see a bit more background to this explaining how their development different.

Overall a good thriller and a scary look at what implications nanotechnology might bring - and given the current demands from various governments to leave 'back doors' even in current technology, it's all too believable that the same would be mandated for nanotech. And when one of the AIs decides that the best course of action is to reboot the human race, it's up to the other AIs and a handful of humans in key positions to try and prevent an irreversible global disaster. I Purchased Level Five at my own expense on Ī bit heavier on the thriller side than the Sci Fi side, but an entertaining and interesting view of a possible future where AI is starting to become truly self-aware and independent, and where nanobots are a ubiquitous and pervasive technology. Overall a solidly good 11.5 hours and definitely worth the audible credit! Or people who enjoy stories of technology and artificial intelligence.

I think hardcore sci-fi fans will really enjoy this. Absolutely nailed it! I keep looking to see who the other narrator was because i SWEAR there were two? Or is he just that good!? A few aspects of the relationships were a bit unbelievable, but overall I liked the touches of romance and angst. The relationships between the characters were well imagined, they were all complicated and interesting. It was innovative and so very clever, I loved that part about this book! I would love to see if humans can actually come up with tech like this. However, the nano tech was SO COOL! I absolutely loved the technology in this. And parts of it I found to be quite slow moving. Sometimes it was so intelligent that it wen’t over my head a bit. I have heard this being described as an “intelligent sci-fi” and I must agree.

Artificial intelligence – Skynet-Judgement-Day style. I was in the mood for a good sci-fi and had seen some good reviews of Level Five.

A Lone Star in the Sky by William Ledbetter