Cover blurb for The Terminal Experiment

RichardAbbott

A biomedical engineer discovers proof for the existence of the human soul

• Winner of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s Nebula Award for Best Novel of the Year!

• Finalist for the World Science Fiction Society’s Hugo Award for Best Novel of the Year!

• Winner of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association’s Aurora Award for Best Novel of the Year!

IT STARTED AS AN EXPERIMENT IN LIFE AFTER DEATH.

IT ENDED IN DEATH.

Dr. Peter Hobson has created a monster. Three of them, in fact.

In order to test his theories of immortality and life after death, he has created three electronic simulations of his own personality.

The first Hobson has all memory of physical existence edited out. It will simulate life after death.

The second Hobson is without knowledge of aging or death. It will simulate immortality.

The third Hobson is unmodified. A control.

But now all three of them have escaped from Hobson’s computer into the worldwide electronic matrix.

And one of them is a killer ...

“A very intriguing philosophical journey; a taut, believable exciting mystery story.” —The Edmonton Journal

“Spellbinding — a thriller that at its heart questions the very meanings of what it means to be human. It is action-packed and yet contemplative, full of richly drawn and intriguing characters and combines science fiction with murder mystery for an assuredly entertaining experience.” —Fictional Fix

“A terrific mix of science, technological derring-do, and murder. A great story; a crackerjack novel.” —The Globe and Mail

RichardAbbott

@Apocryphal - super-enjoyed this book and can't understand why I hadn't come across Robert Sawyer before. Seeing as how I devoured it way before the end of the month I downloaded another of his (Hominids) to see what some of his other work is like

Apocryphal

Glad you liked it. The only other one I’ve read was Calculating God, which was about an alien that lands in Toronto and has discussions with a local scientist at the Royal Ontario Museum about the existence of God.

Hominids is another of his well known books, and that one won the Hugo. I’m interested in that sequence as well.

He has quite a few other awards to his name, too, and has mostly used the genre to explore matters of tech, consciousness, and the meaning of humanity and our place in the universe.

https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sawyer_robert_j