Implied Spaces, Walter Jon Williams (4)
This science fiction book is the most recent "singularity" book I have read. The Singularity genre usually assumes a world where it is possible to move your consiousness between computer simulation and the real world. After reading all of this genre I could find, this book was recommended from a Sci-Fi forum I had posted to. The novel starts in a low tech medevial world where we find out later the protaganist has entered a simulated universe to study "implied spaces", the part of simulated worlds that are not planned and therefore unexpected things can occur. This leads into an interesting mystery where an AI that has been corrupted works with a mysterious villian to bring war and unrest to a world where death has been essentially eliminated and most people can live out idyllic lives of their own choosing. This book has some new ideas for the genre and fit them into a very interesting plot. I would recommend this book to those who have already read the classic singularity books from authors like Vernor Vinge, Charles Stross, and Cory Doctorow.
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