Mortal Passage Series by Roger Williams

''Passages in the Void'', the first short story in the Mortal Passages trilogy, tells us just how far a machine intelligence might go to resurrect humanity, with echoes of Isaac Asimov's "The Last Question" and Olaf Stapledon's Star Maker.

Roger Williams, author of singularity classic The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, returns with the first print edition of universe-spanning The Mortal Passage Trilogy. When a series of climate disasters wipe out humanity, the machine intelligences left behind decide that a planet is an unsafe habitat for any living species. But the unpredictable humans they resurrect have their own ideas on the subject... moreRoger Williams, author of singularity classic The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, returns with the first print edition of universe-spanning The Mortal Passage Trilogy. When a series of climate disasters wipe out humanity, the machine intelligences left behind decide that a planet is an unsafe habitat for any living species. But the unpredictable humans they resurrect have their own ideas on the subject. Who will ultimately decide humanity's place in the universe -- humans themselves or the machines they created? The full text of all three stories in the original Mortal Passage arc are included here, along with a fourth bonus story, "Rite of Passage." less