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1 online resource |
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In an alternative 1980s London, Britain has lost the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power, and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda's assistance, he co-designs Adam's personality. This near-perfect human is beautiful, strong, and clever -- a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma: What makes us human? Our outward deeds or our inner lives? Could a machine understand the human heart? |
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Concurrent user level: 1 user |
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Artificial intelligence -- Fiction.
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Artificial intelligence. |
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Fiction.
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Alternative histories (Fiction)
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Alternative histories (Fiction) |
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Androids -- Fiction.
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Androids. |
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Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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London (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. |
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England -- London. |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Alternative histories (Fiction)
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Love triangles. |
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Fiction.
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| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9781473567795 |
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Original 9781787331679 1787331679 9781787331662 1787331660 (OCoLC)1055455931 |
| ISBN |
0385545126 |
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9780385545129 (electronic book) |
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9781787331679 |
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1787331679 |
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9781787331662 |
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1787331660 |
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