“She’d never been on board a ship like this one. A real starship worthy of the name, where everything from the reinforced hull to the sophisticated instrumentation created a sense of presence, of consequentiality. When a vessel of this ilk cut a swath through the void, the void noticed. But Nicolette Hinotori had once commanded a generation ship, which meant buried in Nika’s core operating system was knowledge about the operation of such vessels. She stood in the center of the bridge, closed her eyes and asked herself a question. Results flooded her mind, and she hurriedly initiated a sort-and-prioritize algorithm to impose order on them. Then she gazed around the bridge with new eyes.” Science FictionAiArtificial IntelligenceScifiSpace OperaCyberpunkSpaceshipStarshipScifi Exploration Book:Of A Darker Void Source: Of A Darker Void
“True, they had died in the war, but they had primarily died because they were not stable or self-sufficient, and when the normal business of civilization was interrupted, they had not been able to save themselves.” WarFutureScience FictionSci FiScifiSpace OperaChildren Of TimeScifi ExplorationAdrian Tchaikovsky Book:Children of Time Source: Children of Time