A genetically resurrected vampire —an extinct, predatory subspecies of human with superhuman processing power but a lethal allergy to right angles (the "crucifix glitch").
Every wild idea—from the vampires to the space travel—is backed by a 30-page appendix of real scientific citations.
Peter Watts has made the book available for free under a Creative Commons license on his official site, though you can also find it at retailers like Barnes & Noble . Blindsight by Peter Watts.epub
The crew encounters alien entities that are vastly more intelligent and faster than humans but appear to have no self-awareness or "inner life".
The central, chilling argument of the book is that . The crew encounters alien entities that are vastly
A "Synthesist" who had half his brain removed to stop seizures, leaving him a highly analytical observer who lacks traditional empathy.
To meet an alien intelligence, humanity sends a crew that is barely human themselves: To meet an alien intelligence, humanity sends a
The book is notoriously "dense." If you find the jargon heavy at first, stick with it—the payoff in the final third is frequently described by readers on Reddit as life-changing.