k52 IS A HUGE ARTIFICIAL Cleverness WITH Globe DOMINATION ON ITS Brain If it succeeds in creating an artificial fact based on our own universe, it might gain more than enough data to allow it to improve fact itself, turning k52 in to the ultimate arbiter of mankind’s destiny. It’s down to Richards and Klein to stop k52 – even though the alternative could be even worse! “Fascinating characters in an exceedingly believable upcoming.” – MIKE RESNICK “Man Haley is a hidden gem of English Research Fiction.” – PAUL CORNELL