After Life

by Simon Funk

Copyright: © 2006 Simon Funk Standard Copyright License
Language: English
Country: United States
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Printed: 160 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white interior ink

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"A postcyberpunk Extropian sci-fi with psychological and philosophical suspense" -Sandra Kiume

"One of the best stories I have ever read." -- Johnny Authement

"Frankly it was just brilliant." -- Chris Pugmire, author of The Sentient Advantage

"Among the best sci-fi I've ever read!" -- Michael Anissimov, Lifeboat Foundation

"An excellent and gripping novella which I quite literally could not stop reading...the most interesting thing I have read in ages." -- Adam Jackson

"One of the best books that I've read in a while." -- Eric Rauch, lawyer

"I was bummed when I had finished because my mind-blowing trip had come to an end...gotta be the best story I've read in years" -- Aaron Kinney, Kill the Afterlife

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What, no cockroaches?
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25 Sep 2007
I just felt like I'd read this story before.

Intelligent Science Fiction
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30 Apr 2007 (updated 23 Jun 2007)
This is the first science fiction novel I have bothered to finish in about 30 years, despite the fact that, for about a decade, I devoured the stuff--good, bad, and indifferent--by the boxful.



I think I would have finished it even if Simon were not a friend of mine. ;-)



And then I woke up...
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7 Nov 2006 (updated 7 Nov 2006)
This book has some interesting ideas on and individual's idiosyncratic reactions to 'Moravec and Minsky'-like mind uploading, specifically with respect to it's context within and beyond gene driven individual behavior. If you like your entertainment with enough deep-nesting and recursion to keep you on your toes it's for you.
Deeply enjoyable.
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3 Nov 2006
This book is a real gem. Intelligently written, deeply thought provoking, and a joy to read. Anyone with an interest in singularity fiction will find a great deal to like here.

In addition, this book is currently available as free download, so there is no reason not to try it.





Very enjoyable. Best book I've read for ages.
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5 Sep 2006
Occasionally I read a book that reminds me why I like science fiction. This is one of those books. It's enjoyable to read, has an element of a mystery, and at times you wonder if there is any way it can all be explained in a rational and logical way. And most important it draws you into a world that 'might' exist one day so that after you've read it you want to tell people about it and spend more time thinking about the possibilities it has created in your head.


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