Book description
In the 23rd century, the Earth's surface is devastated by global
warming, and corporations exploit billions of poverty-stricken employees
whose lifetime contracts they own? Richter Jedes, the rich powerful CEO
of ZahlenBank, wants to live forever - so he makes two copies of
himself. One is an evolved Artificial Intelligence imprinted with his
personality. The other is a perfect clone named Dominic, whom he raises
as his son. When Richter suddenly dies, his son Dominic is left to deal
with a terrible crisis which threatens ZahlenBank. And though Dominic
loathes the egotistical A. I. masquerading as his father, they need each
other's help to save the bank. Which of them is the true copy, and which
is fake? Do they have free will, or are their destinies programmed in
their source code? And, most important of all, does individual identity
still have any meaning? M. M. Buckner graduated with English Honors
from Memphis State University, studied writing at Harvard University,
then earned her Masters degree in Creative Writing at Boston University.
She has traveled through Europe, New Zealand, Japan and North America,
lived in California, Alaska, Maine and Massachusetts, and now resides in
Nashville, Tennessee. As marketing vice president for a nationwide
financial firm, her commercial writing earned numerous professional
awards, including two Diamond Addies. She is currently a freelance
writer, environmental activist, and whitewater kayaker. Other publishing
credits include short stories, creative nonfiction, magazine features,
and content for many Web sites. She authored a major research report for
the World Wildlife Fund.
