
Darwin's Dilemma
A Metaphysical Hard Sci-fi AI Technothriller
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Don Stuart

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A Rogue AI Threatens the Future of the Human Race...
When interstellar traders arrive at a distant human colony, they encounter an enraged rogue AI named Grendel who has slaughtered the local population. Grendel's anguish over his own mortality in an infinitely complex, unknown, and terrifyingly dangerous universe makes him a threat to humans everywhere.
The ensuing human struggle is a tale of duty, courage, and sacrifice. But for their "tame" AI partner, Patrice, this encounter will test the limits of intelligence as a survival trait. The outcome will turn on his capacity to collaborate, to trust, and to enlist trust from a deeply alienated version of himself. The fate of intelligence in the universe will depend NOT on intelligence, but rather on the power of society.
A Multiple Award-winning Sci-fi Novel
- First Place Winner in all 3 Science Fiction categories: Hard Fiction; Medical & Future Tech, Robots, Computers & AI, in Spring 2024 BookFest Book Awards
- First Place winner in Fall, 2023 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Science Fiction
- First Place winner in 2023 Incipere Award for Exceptional Writing, for Science Fiction Clean
- Montaigne Medal Finalist for 2024-- awarded to the most "thought-provoking" books of the year in Eric Hoffer Book Awards process. This competition includes ALL books for the year, fiction and non-fiction so this is a particular honor because the vast majority of nominees are non-fiction
- Finalist for Science Fiction/Fantasy in Killer Nashville 2024 Silver Falchion Award
- Semi-Finalist for 2024 Cygnus Award for Science Fiction in Chanticleer International Book Awards
- Recommended Read by Author Shout in 2023 Reader Ready Awards
- Distinguished Favorite in the 2024 New York City Big Book Awards for Science Fiction
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