Destination: Void
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Destination: Void is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert that explores themes of artificial intelligence, consciousness, and human ambition through a perilous starship experiment to create a sentient computer.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Destination: Void canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Frank Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | The attempt to force the emergence of machine consciousness under extreme pressure. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
emergent intelligence
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human–machine interaction ⓘ psychological stress in isolation ⓘ the nature of God-like entities ⓘ |
| exploresEthicalIssue |
expendability of human subjects
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responsibility for created intelligence ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Ascension Factor
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The Jesus Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lazarus Effect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAIEntity | ship’s computer ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Destination: Void (expanded edition sometimes marketed as part of the Pandora sequence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
cloned humans
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spacecraft crew ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Kelly Freas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryInfluence | later AI-themed science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForExperiment | corporate and institutional ambition ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 250 ⓘ |
| hasRevisedVersion | Destination: Void (1978 expanded edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
artificial intelligence
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consciousness ⓘ ethics of creation ⓘ human ambition ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| partOf | Pandora sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A starship crew undertakes a dangerous experiment to create a sentient computer during an interstellar mission. ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ace Books
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Berkley Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedEditionPublicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| series | Destination: Void series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
space
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spacecraft ⓘ |
| subgenre |
philosophical science fiction
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space fiction ⓘ |
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