Accelerando
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Accelerando is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that follows multiple generations of a family navigating the rapid approach and aftermath of a technological singularity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Charles Stross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| availability | freely downloadable from the author’s website ⓘ |
| awarded | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| basedOn | short stories by Charles Stross ⓘ |
| containsConcept |
Matrioshka brain
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corporate personhood ⓘ distributed artificial intelligences ⓘ economics of post-scarcity societies ⓘ intellectual property as AI agent ⓘ mind uploading ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Curator
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Elector ⓘ Halo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lobsters ⓘ Nightfall NERFINISHED ⓘ Router ⓘ Survivor NERFINISHED ⓘ Survivor (epilogue section) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tourist NERFINISHED ⓘ Troubadour ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| license | Creative Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFamilyName | Macx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
accelerating technological change
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artificial intelligence ⓘ posthumanism ⓘ technological singularity ⓘ uploading of consciousness ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Arthur C. Clarke Award
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Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Amber Macx
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Manfred Macx NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirhan Macx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | fix-up novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ace Books
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Orbit Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
near-future Earth
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outer space ⓘ post-singularity solar system ⓘ |
| structure | multi-generational family saga ⓘ |
| subgenre |
hard science fiction
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postcyberpunk ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
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