Bøger af James P. Hogan

Something strange is happening on the planet Cyrene, which is in the early phases of being 'developed' by the mammoth Interworld Restructuring Corporation. Terrans from the base there have been disappearing. Myles Callen, a ruthlessly efficient 'Facilitator,' is sent to investigate.

The alien Hyadeans have showered high-tech gifts on the population of Earth, offering to make a paradise of the planet. But when wealthy socialite Roland Cade discovers the dark underbelly of the alien presence, and learns that his ex-wife is one of the so-called terrorists who are fighting against the alien takeover, he's forced to choose sides.

After Armagedden came a Renaissance - or was it a false rebirth? The world of the past eventually died in the conflagration toward which it had been doggedly heading. A more fragmented and diversified order has emerged from the ruins and technology has reappeared to a greater or lesser degree in some places and not at all in others.

Midway through the 21st century, a proposed major software upgrade - an artificial intelligence - will give the world communications system an unprecedented degree of independent decision-making. Now to fully assess the system, a new space-station habitat is deployed with an A I named Spartacus.