Hacker NewsStarfish by Peter Watts (1999)
https://www.rifters.com/real/STARFISH.htm#prelude
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Crow@golgaloth I don’t think the vampire on board the space ship in #PeterWatts’ #Blindsight had a name. Which makes sense because technically speaking it didn’t have consciousness.
The novel blurb was “A post-singularity first contact novel examining the nature and meaning of consciousness, with space vampires.”
DrewNew book review for those interested.
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https://m1a1-thesockmonkey.blogspot.com/2026/04/blindsight-by-peter-watts-thoughts-and.html
Rémi le libraire#vendrediLecture Je savais pas quoi lire, alors j'ai extrait ça de ma PAL -il y était depuis trop longtemps.
Sans surprise, c'est surprenant (et excellent).
Je suis actuellement dans la nouvelle "Le Second avènement de Jasmine Fitzgerald", elle est particulièrement efficace.
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Sans surprise, c'est surprenant (et excellent).
Je suis actuellement dans la nouvelle "Le Second avènement de Jasmine Fitzgerald", elle est particulièrement efficace.
@lebelial
#SF #PeterWatts
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Peter Watts (born January 25, 1958): Canadian science fiction author. His novel Blindsight, a philosophical first-contact horror story, is widely considered a modern classic, earning nominations for the Hugo and Locus awards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Watts_(author)
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LukeIf vampirism had a profit margin (what could possibly go wrong): https://www.rifters.com/blindsight/vampires.htm
Filip M. Nowakdear fedi #sciencefiction readers, i am looking for a next #book. to give you an idea what i might be looking for: i've just finished #peterwatts #rifters trilogy and i enjoyed it. my favorite piece of all time is #gregegan #permutationcity (it's still haunting me after all those years). at the other hand, i could not finish #murderbot. please feel free to throw at me anything, just don't send me to check goodreads! (sorry for tag spam, i am in a tight spot 😅)
deutrinoI wonder if #PeterWatts has any new Sunflowers stories out...
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈I like the Vampire lore thing that it's religious symbols that remind you of the sin you have committed, but then I do love the Peter Watts 'Vampires can't process Right Angles' thing.