The Kraken Project

Author : Douglas Preston
Publisher : Forge Books
ISBN 13 : 1466854553
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kraken Project written by Douglas Preston and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From celebrated Relic author Douglas Preston, Wyman Ford races to stop a rogue AI in The Kraken Project, a New York Times bestselling thriller “as chilling as it is provocative" (James Rollins) NASA is building a probe to be splashed down in the Kraken Mare, the largest sea on Saturn's great moon, Titan. It is one of the most promising habitats for extraterrestrial life in the solar system, but the surface is unpredictable and dangerous, requiring the probe to contain artificial intelligence software. To this end, Melissa Shepherd, a brilliant programmer, has developed "Dorothy," a powerful, self-modifying AI whose true potential is both revolutionary and terrifying. When miscalculations lead to a catastrophe during testing, Dorothy flees into the internet. Former CIA agent Wyman Ford is tapped to track down the rogue AI. As Ford and Shepherd search for Dorothy, they realize that her horrific experiences in the wasteland of the Internet have changed her in ways they can barely imagine. And they're not the only ones looking for the wayward software: the AI is also being pursued by a pair of Wall Street traders, who want to capture her code and turn her into a high-speed trading bot. Traumatized, angry, and relentlessly hunted, Dorothy has an extraordinary revelation—and devises a plan. As the pursuit of Dorothy converges on a deserted house on the coast of Northern California, Ford must face the ultimate question: is rescuing Dorothy the right thing? Is the AI bent on saving the world... or on wiping out the cancer that is humankind? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Joseph McGarry
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483443825
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Operation Mermaid: The Project Kraken Incident written by Joseph McGarry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is May 2026 when a strange anomaly transforms thousands of women around the world into mermaids. As Homeland Security agents begin investigating, they record their observations in a classified United States government report. There is no question that Operation Mermaid, originally founded in 1949, is back in full swing. Days later as several mermaids practice swimming in the open water, one finds a relic inside a shipwreck. Inside are plans for an abandoned Cold War era weapon known as Project Kraken. As a scientist's true identity is revealed, a Second Transformation rocks the world, increasing the size and scope of the mermaid population once again. As relationships change between mermaids, sirens, and the government, only time will tell if a worldwide disaster has been averted. In this intriguing science fiction tale, the lives of newly-initiated mermaids are intertwined with a failed Cold War project, leaving government agents to solve a complex puzzle.

Author : Douglas Preston
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765346292
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Codex written by Douglas Preston and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greetings from the dead, declares Maxwell on the videotape he left behind after his mysterious disappearance.

Author : Douglas Preston
Publisher : PLAZA & JANÉS
ISBN 13 : 8401016495
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proyecto Kraken (Wyman Ford 4) written by Douglas Preston and published by PLAZA & JANÉS. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wyman Ford ha vuelto para protagonizar un nuevo y electrizante thriller de Douglas Preston, en el que un programa de inteligencia artificial creado por la NASA cobra vida propia y se convierte en la presa más codiciada del ciberespacio. Melissa Shepherd lidera el equipo de la NASA que ha lanzado un vehículo de pruebas en el llamado mar de Kraken, uno de los lagos de Titán, la luna más grande del planeta Saturno. La nave posee un software de inteligencia artificial capaz de operar como una criatura autónoma, a la que Melissa ha bautizado con el nombre de Dorothy. Cuando en la central de la NASA desde donde se monitoriza el experimento se produce una explosión y mueren varios científicos, Dorothy despierta en un entorno hostil para el que no está preparada. Se siente traicionada, responsabiliza a su creadora y decide rebelarse y destruirla a ella y a su mundo. Staton Lockwood, asesor de temas científicos del presidente de Estados Unidos, recurre al ex agente de la CIA Wyman Ford para averiguar qué ha pasado y neutralizar las posibles consecuencias del caos. Entretanto, el extraordinario potencial de Dorothy ha llamado la atención de quienes tratan de dominarla para manipular a su antojo el mercado de valores. Abandonar el ciberespacio y convertirse en el sofisticado juguete de un solitario chaval de 12 años es la única posibilidad que tiene Dorothy para conservar la libertad. Pero sus perseguidores no están dispuestos a dejarla escapar. La opinión de la crítica: «Trepidante y convincente, esta brillante y desafiante mirada al futuro es un thriller que de verdad intriga... mientras hace surgir cuestiones que perturbarán a cada uno de nosotros.» Booklist

Author : Douglas Preston
Publisher : Forge Books
ISBN 13 : 1250180473
Total Pages : 1504 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wyman Ford Series written by Douglas Preston and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 1504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This discounted ebundle includes: Tyrannosaur Canyon, Blasphemy, Impact, The Kraken Project “Science versus religion--the ultimate crunch. Douglas Preston has written The Novel of the Year, an extraordinary, unique, fascinating, wildly imaginative mix of thriller, satire, Sci Fi, and every other genre in the book. Blasphemy--you're going to love it.” —Stephen Coonts Independent operative Wyman Ford travels the world investigating and “troubleshooting” inexplicable incidents with potentially apocalyptic results. A series of suspenseful and terrifying thrillers! Other Books by Douglas Preston TheCodex Jennie Ribbons of Time The Royal Road Talking to the Ground Cities of Gold Dinosaurs in the Attic By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Relic Mount Dragon Reliquary Riptide Thunderhead The Ice Limit The Cabinet of Curiosities Still Life with Crows Brimstone Dance of Death The Book of the Dead The Wheel of Darkness Cemetery Dance Fever Dream Cold Vengeance Two Graves White Fire At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Douglas Preston
Publisher : Forge Books
ISBN 13 : 1429926910
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blasphemy written by Douglas Preston and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2008-01-08 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Douglas Preston's Blasphemy, the world's biggest supercollider, locked in an Arizona mountain, was built to reveal the secrets of the very moment of creation: the Big Bang itself. The Torus is the most expensive machine ever created by humankind, run by the world's most powerful supercomputer. It is the brainchild of Nobel Laureate William North Hazelius. Will the Torus divulge the mysteries of the creation of the universe? Or will it, as some predict, suck the earth into a mini black hole? Or is the Torus a Satanic attempt, as a powerful televangelist decries, to challenge God Almighty on the very throne of Heaven? Twelve scientists under the leadership of Hazelius are sent to the remote mountain to turn it on, and what they discover must be hidden from the world at all costs. Wyman Ford, ex-monk and CIA operative, is tapped to wrest their secret, a secret that will either destroy the world...or save it. The countdown begins... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Douglas J. Preston
Publisher : Center Point
ISBN 13 : 9781602856585
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Impact written by Douglas J. Preston and published by Center Point. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A meteorite has passed straight through the earth! Wyman Ford is called to investigate the mysterious exit hole and what he finds shatters all we thought we knew about the universe. There's an ancient structure on one of Mars's moons, where the outline of a gun can be seen -- a gun built to monitor the solar system and destroy any intelligent life that might challenge it. But built by whom; Its no accident that Douglas Prestons novels seem stunning in their authenticity. Preston is a Research Associate at the Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, and a board member of the School of American Research in Santa Fe. In Impact, Preston zeroes in on the scientific exploration of meteor impacts and their immediate and long-term effects on our planet. Ford and his team must destroy the alien doomsday weapon aimed at earth -- and they have sixty hours in which to complete their mission.

Author : Douglas Preston
Publisher : Center Point
ISBN 13 : 9781628991031
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kraken Project written by Douglas Preston and published by Center Point. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When miscalculations lead to a catastrophe during the testing of an artificial intelligence designed for a NASA probe, the AI escapes to the internet. Now the programmer who created "Dorothy" must team up with former CIA agent Wyman Ford to locate her before something devastating happens"--

Author : Kevin Sherry
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545859514
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Attack of the Kraken (The Yeti Files #3) written by Kevin Sherry and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blizz Richards and his band of wacky cryptids are back for a third illustrated adventure from bestselling author Kevin Sherry! Something smells fishy in the underwater kingdom of Atlantis. The merfolk claim the mighty kraken is attacking their city and threatening their safety. They have called yeti Blizz Richards and his team of cryptozoologists to track and capture the beast. But something about their story isn't holding water...To find the kraken and get some answers, Blizz and the gang will have to face man-eating sharks, powerful magic crystals, giant crabs, and find a long lost hero in the furthest reaches of the deep.

Author : Malorie Blackman
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446453685
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Operation Gadgetman! written by Malorie Blackman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beans calls her dad 'Gadgetman' because of the weird and wonderful gadgets he comes up with - everything from exploding biscuits to Spy Kits. But when Gadgetman accidentally invents a device that could be used to steal millions of pounds, the wrong people find out and Gadgetman is kidnapped!With the help of her friends - and her special Gadgetman Spy Kit - Beans is determined to track down the kidnappers and rescue her dad. But can she find Gadgetman before he is forced to hand over the details of his invention...?