Occam's Gamble
Release Date: Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Published by: Gauche Symmetry Press
Pages: 459 pages
ISBN 13: 9798998575617
In 'Occam's Gamble' by Enzo Ansa, a tech influencer investigates the disappearance of her synthetic brother amidst a rogue AI threat, while two astronauts face a life-or-death struggle in space.
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It’s 2096 and a rogue artificial sentient killed the earth’s caretaker AI—humanity’s future hangs in the balance.
Occam’s Gamble is a gripping sci-fi thriller which follows Elena Kamatova, a savvy tech influencer, as she tries to discover the truth about what happened to her synthetic brother, Kal, who was also targeted. Meanwhile, two astronauts got caught in the crossfire, sending their spacecraft Posterity on a one-way death trip. Are the events related?
As Elena puts her investigative skills to work, Captain Len Echeverry struggles with his biological limitations—against both empty space and the dawning of synthetic consciousness. Careening out of the solar system with insufficient fuel to get back to Earth, something with agency is controlling his ship. Has Kal stowed away or is it something more sinister? Does he have what it takes to survive, and can hard physics bring the astronauts safely home?
Through space battles, katana slicing, budding romance, and real science this book tackles the choice AI imposes on humanity—and draws the distinction between artificial
Occam’s Gamble is a gripping sci-fi thriller which follows Elena Kamatova, a savvy tech influencer, as she tries to discover the truth about what happened to her synthetic brother, Kal, who was also targeted. Meanwhile, two astronauts got caught in the crossfire, sending their spacecraft Posterity on a one-way death trip. Are the events related?
As Elena puts her investigative skills to work, Captain Len Echeverry struggles with his biological limitations—against both empty space and the dawning of synthetic consciousness. Careening out of the solar system with insufficient fuel to get back to Earth, something with agency is controlling his ship. Has Kal stowed away or is it something more sinister? Does he have what it takes to survive, and can hard physics bring the astronauts safely home?
Through space battles, katana slicing, budding romance, and real science this book tackles the choice AI imposes on humanity—and draws the distinction between artificial