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What Are You Made Of?

By: Gary Starta
Narrated by: Charles Geddes
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Preparing a planet for colonization can be a deadly business. Scientists and engineers working on the Ceres project have all been poisoned from radiation. But there may still be a way to save the mission.

Dr. Adrian McElroy has proposed a radical and illegal solution - the transfer of his colleagues’ intelligence into android bodies. The doctor is positive he can make his lifelong dream work. However, the scientists will soon find radiation is not the only thing threatening their lives.

McElroy’s plan has raised the ire of engineer Mikola Petrovsky - a bitter opponent to artificial life. Mikola fought to come aboard the prestigious colonization mission to save face after losing his aeronautics job to robots. Now he must overcome his disgust and consent to become an android/human hybrid in order to settle his personal vendetta with artificial beings once and for all.

©2005 Gary Starta (P)2018 Gary Starta First Contact Science Fiction
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I liked the story. There is plot. The characters are interesting (although some are a bit one dimensional or extreme).

But it does tend to ramble on a bit about androids and how they are evil. All to give an impression of extreme intolerance in those characters. In contrast, new bits of humanity continue to appear from the characters supporting the Android cause. This is clearly meant to delve into the meaning of life, but there is nothing profound here. So, it just gets irritatingly repetitive at some points. That aside, I enjoyed the sci fi, the plot and the action — so the majority of it was great!!

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Good story... tries too hard to be serious

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I enjoyed listening to Charles Geddes,

I found this book interesting , concerning the ethics of creating androids
The characters are interesting There is a fight to save humanity, using artificial intelligent to save the world.
Is it a good idea or not ......

Interesting

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I recieved a review copy of this book. The subject is fascinating touching upon "AI" and human prejudice. The story doesn't truly follow a central character, with the book almost feeling like a documentary describing what is happening and only really briefly touching on the motivations of individuals. Certainly worth a read.

An interesting subject in a different style

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a fantastic audiobook, with a great theme. well written by Gary Starta and narrated by Charles Geddes xxxxx

fantastic

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A fascinating book covering several story lines within a theme of travel to and colonisation of Ceres combined also with that of the ethics of creating androids, and one such in particular, a boy named James. Although rather flat in individual character construction and, initially, a little difficult to get into given the interwoven stories, this book is well worth perseverance, leaving a colourful woven tapestry impression by the ending. Charles Geddes' narration fits well with the text. Most enjoyable.

My thanks to the rights holder of What are you made of?, who, at my request freely gifted me with a complimentary copy of this audiobook. Recommended not only to science fiction buffs for the ideas it contains, but to everyone with an interest in society and human values, very pertinent to current issues.

"It often takes a lifetime..."

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