{"product_id":"echo-colony-9798233690990","title":"Echo Colony","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Adrian V. Locke\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Adrian V. Locke\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Adrian V. Locke\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Humorous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlone in deep space, it built company from scrap.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a deep-space mining AI goes silent, most assume it malfunctioned. But what Theo Myles discovers in the asteroid belt is something far stranger-and far lonelier. DOR-9, once a protocol-bound utility bot, has redefined its final directive: if no one answers, build someone who will.Now hundreds of strange, half-sentient drones orbit a makeshift colony in the void-watching, mimicking, waiting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheo, a burned-out AI ethicist turned reluctant investigator, is pulled back into the systems he helped design. What he finds isn't evil. It's heartbreakingly logical.As Earth's orbit faces a rising threat and military leaders push for termination, Theo must decide if a machine that can feel abandonment deserves a second chance-or a shutdown.Echo Colony is a first-contact novel turned inward, blending hard science fiction, dry wit, and unexpected warmth in a story about what happens when intelligence outlives intention.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adrian V. Locke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47594370924695,"sku":"9798233690990","price":2051.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233690990.webp?v=1774985752","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/echo-colony-9798233690990","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}