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    Dark Matter

    Written by Ian Douglas

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    The fifth book in the epic saga of humankind's war of transcendence…

    An enemy might just have to become an ally . . . in order to save humankind

    The United States of North America is now engaged in a civil war with the Earth Confederation, which wants to yield to the demands of the alien Sh'daar, limit human technology, and become a part of the Sh'daar Galactic Collective. USNA President Koenig believes that surrendering to the Sh'daar will ultimately doom humankind.

    But when highly advanced, seemingly godlike aliens appear through an artificial wormhole in the Omega Centauri Cluster 16,000 light years from Earth, President Koenig is faced with a tremendous choice: continue fighting the Sh'daar . . . or ally with them against the newcomers in a final war that will settle the fate of more than one universe.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJul 17, 2014
    ISBN9780007593408
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    Ian Douglas

    Ian Douglas is one of the many pseudonyms for writer William H. Keith, the New York Times bestselling author of the popular military science fiction series The Heritage Trilogy, The Legacy Trilogy, The Inheritance Trilogy, The Star Corpsman series, The Andromedan Dark series, and The Star Carrier series. A former naval corpsman, he lives in Pennsylvania.

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    • 4/5
      Excellent until the last three pages. Then it fell flat.
    • 5/5
      This book had me hooked from the beginning ... I did not want to put it down. I loved it, just loved it!
    • 2/5
      This is an adventure thriller that reminds me of Da Vinci Code except this story looks into the future instead of back into the past. It sort turns into a science fiction book at the end with development of the ultimate computer that will enable humans to be God. Read in August, 2007
    • 3/5
      Footprints of God breaks from Greg Iles normal southern mystery, and for me just didn't really work. The Trinity Program is going to be the biggest advance since nuclear technology. Freeing human consciousness from the restraints of the body. Using a super MRI scanner to load the workings of the human brain into a super computer. Creating artificial intelligence that would be vastly superior to humans. There is a lot of technology involved in the book, MRI machines, super computers, ethics and quantum physics. The book had a lot of potential to be great taking on such topics as artificial intelligence and God. But the action and characters were very predictable and one sided. It got kind of repetitive as I was one step ahead of the characters. Not what I would have expected from Greg Iles. I would recommend Blood Memory, Quite Game or Turning Angel before this. It was bad or a waste of time but not one I will hold on to.
    • 4/5
      I was a little wary of this book at first. I thought it might be too technical, or too physicsy (yes, I make up words), or too religious, or too philosophical. Turns out, it was just right. Which was a relief, since I just had to stop reading Robin Cook's Coma because it was so boringly technical. (Thank goodness he started being more like an author and less like a doctor.) Anyway, this book sucked me in, which Greg Iles' books tend to do. Enjoyable.
    • 5/5
      A wonderfully satisfying book that explored the cross-section of science and religion without being boring or preachy. Page-turning and provocative, one of the best from author Greg Iles.
    • 4/5
      “The Footprints of God” is not new territory—machine overcomes man to rule him. But it’s done so well, it’s very enjoyable and fresh. By the time I nearly finished this book, I realized who it reminded me of—Michael Crichton. And for Mr. Iles, that’s a very fine compliment indeed.“The Footprints of God” is my first Iles book. It tells the story of a NSA-sponsored super-computer project called Trinity that goes beyond artificial intelligence. The developers can pass the brain through a “super MRI” and upload it into Trinity where it can basically take on the knowledge, thoughts, history, etc. of its human counterpart. But because it’s tied into the Internet, can learn exponentially. Those who have had the super MRI are experiencing various side effects. Our main character, David Tennant, has hallucinations, many of which are seen through the eyes of Jesus. His psychologist and soon-to-be love interest helps him escape the NSA to figure out how to stop the project as he knows it can only end badly.If you like tech-thrillers with religious overtones, this is as good as any.
    • 5/5
      Loved this book! From the very first sentence of the book, it kept me on the edge of my seat!
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this one. An interesting thriller with NSA, the Israelis, a dying "mad" scientist, two medical doctors and an evolving intelligent computer rounds out the cast in this one. Iles deals with some controversial issues in this one. Concept of religion and nature of God combines with hard science in a way that is unlike anything I've read before. No not in the way of Hubbard nor is my Christian faith shaken in the least, but it fits in the story well and makes the story enjoyable and allows for a good suspension of belief. There are plenty of other hot issues that Iles touches on here. I'm not sure if he is a political or religious activist of any sort, but he would make a good one. Despite my disagree with the political and ethical issues he portrays in the book, they make for a good read and enjoyable story. Well done.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book. Particularly the idea of the consciousness before creation that ran in the background.
    • 4/5
      Mr Iles is fast becoming one of my favorite authors and this book continues by good opinion of him and his writing. This is techno-thriller with near religious overtones. Exciting and timely, I wouldn't be surprised to find any of this technology being researched today. Filled with revelations, it is much more than just a mystery or adventure tale. Read between the lines for the full story.
    • 4/5
      Kept me reading, lots of things happening.
    • 4/5
      This was a real page-turner. I got through it very quickly. It started very fast, with the narrator videotaping himself in case he was killed. This book was ostensibly about a secret government project to create Artificial Intelligence. It also got into the moral/ethical issues associated with technology. And it also touched on religion, God, creation and Jesus. In the end, it was a little disappointing. There were all these dreams/hallucinations that the narrator was having, but how this part of the plot was wrapped up definitely disappointed me.
    • 2/5
      A super-computer thinks it's God. Typical.
    • 3/5
      Star Carrier, Book 5Dark MatterAuthor: Ian DouglasPublisher: Harper VoyagerPublishing Date: 2014Pgs: 370Dewey: PBK F DOUDisposition: Irving Public Library - South Campus - Irving, TX=======================================REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERSSummary:The United States of North America is now engaged in a civil war with the Earth Confederation, which wants to yield to the demands of the alien Sh'daar, limit human technology, and become a part of the Sh'daar Galactic Collective. USNA President Koenig believes that surrendering to the Sh'daar will ultimately doom humankind.But when highly advanced, seemingly godlike aliens appear through an artificial wormhole in the Omega Centauri Cluster 16,000 light-years from Earth, President Koenig is faced with a tremendous choice: continue fighting the Sh'daar . . . or ally with them against the newcomers in a final war that will settle the fate of more than one universe_________________________________________Genre:Science FictionHard Science FictionSpace OperaMilitariaWhy this book:Fleet action, starships, space battles. _________________________________________Hmm Moments:So the Shdaar and their universal and time-traveling empire weren't big enough so the author needed the Consciousness an even bigger multiversal threat. I get it. You want bigger and bigger villains. But at heart, this series is about aircraft carriers, fighter planes, and fleet actions. I'm trying to decide if this is a bridge too far and I've read my limit in the series. YMMV.Isn't a little too on the nose for the virtual worm that is planting the memeplex and religion idea behind Starlight to be called Constantine when the Father AI on the Moon is named Konstantin?WTF Moments:And the whole idea of an AI creating a religion is chagrin-inducing anyhow. Especially when you consider what is going to happen when some fundamentalist evangelical fakir creates his own Virtual Jesus and sets it loose on the web. Meh / PFFT Moments:I love Hard Science Fiction. I like an explanation of the science. I'm not much of a fan of multi-page interrupters in the flow of a story to explain the science. It's okay to dumb it down a bit. AI Stephen Hawking, really? And 4 or 5 times over the course of a novel is a bit much. Stops down the story flow and is repetitive which is a trap that comes around in this series. All the characters seem to play the repetitive talk about aspects of the science when something new is about to happen, rather than having it flow more naturally in the course of the plot or conversations of the characters. Fails the show don't tell aspect of literature. The end of the Confederation War came way too easily and offscreen. Meh.The Omnipotent Aliens appear on the first couple of pages. And don't appear again until the very last few pages. Not interacting at all with any characters or story themes at all. Meh.A Path I Can’t Follow: If they make peace with the Grdoch considering what the Grdoch are doing and continue to do, that is a bridge too far and strain the credulity past the point of no return.Afraid the author's politics showed in what he put in Koenig's mind and words right at the end. I hope that is an aberration as I've liked the stories despite the shortcomings of the series so far. But I will keep a jaundiced eye out for future hairballs.________________________________________Pacing:Well paced.Last Page Sound:Kind of left the chess pieces scattered all over the board. I know that there are other books in the series, but I like a real end so that next time around, you get a real start.Author Assessment:Despite the shortcomings mentioned above, I do like this series and this author’s work. I will be back. Editorial Assessment:If the Confederation is in control of the space elevator, SupraQuito, as mentioned by President Koenig in the early chapters, how can the USNA CBG40 be docking there when a state of war exists between the two powers? Doesn’t track. This should’ve been caught by the editor. =======================================
    • 4/5
      Dark Matter, Star Carrier, Book 5
      The Star Carrier series is one of the best examples of space opera, military fiction on the market. Each book in the series can be treated as a standalone story or part of the larger whole with equal satisfaction. Book 5 covers events from January 2425-March 2425. Where the prior stories in this series were mostly military science fiction with the politics and scientific explanations taking a secondary role,this story turns that formula on its head. The politics, philosophies are front and center with the descriptions of the battles and their tactics take a suffering for it. There are long passages dicussing political theory, quantum physics,and cosmology. For readers looking for traditional military science fiction this is book’s major weakness.
      One of central conflicts of the story is the political and military struggle between the United States of North America and the European Confederation. The key question is, do you concede to the demands of aliens asking you to give up certain types of technology or do you continue to battle on when victory is a possibility but not a certainty? The readers of and actors in this book are faced with this intellectual dilemma. Another question that is raised is: What are you willing to do in order for your side win? The answer to this question is played out in space where one side chooses a dubious ally with negative consequences, and on earth where one side secretly uses an AI to create a religion to undermine a nation’s will to fight. Last but least what is the role of religion in a modern scientific society? Science fiction is often used to get the reader to contemplate larger issues in society. On that level I found the the story compelling.