{"id":25281,"date":"2025-08-18T12:13:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=25281"},"modified":"2025-08-18T12:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:13:54","slug":"not-till-we-are-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/not-till-we-are-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Till We Are Lost"},"content":{"rendered":"

{4.5\/5} “We’d deciphered the texts from the administrative station, which were essentially identical to internet RFCs. A quick test netted us local star maps. Now we would be able to converse via SCUT when we needed to. I did another test, asking the station if there were any biological entities on-site we could talk to. ‘No.’ Well, that was terse. ‘How long since any were on-site?’ ‘That information is not available.'”<\/p>\n

Not Till We Are Lost<\/strong> by Dennis E. Taylor, published in 2024<\/p>\n

Daedalus and Icarus are heading for the galactic core, just because it seemed like the thing to do. Along the way they came across a system emitting microwaves, so they stop to check it out. They find a wormhole network.<\/p>\n

Hugh has created an AI. Bill is a bit concerned about it, but Hugh says it won’t have access to physical reality. Soon after the launch Hugh reveals that the AI has gotten out.<\/p>\n

This is the sequel to Heaven\u2019s River<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s about exploring the universe and inventing things that will help people. It’s about investigating alien civilizations who have gone missing, and finding out why an alien Alexander the Great is gathering people together.<\/p>\n

Fans of the Bobiverse<\/strong> will want to read this delightful novel. The storylines come to a conclusion, but things are also set up for a sequel. <\/p>\n

This is the 5th book I’ve read by Taylor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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