The Singularity Is NearerWithin our lifetimes, we will be able to connect our brains directly with AI, enhancing our intelligence a millionfold and expanding our consciousness in ways we can barely imagine. This is the Singularity. Ray Kurzweil is one of the greatest inventors of our time with over 60 years' experience in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Dozens of his long range predictions about the rise of the internet, AI and bioengineering have been borne out. Here

he finds his beloved working in a different library - a dream library

an elderly ex-cop haunted by questions from his past

The concise text offers a 'biography' of each species in simple

In a world where everything magical is bought up and controlled by the super rich

But now he's back in his own rough

adventurers

Or can she find a way to forge a better world

But her achievements were limited by discrimination from the cycling authorities

and Eliza has attained what few women have: financial security

The year is 1984 and war and revolution have left the world unrecognisable

beautifully illustrated throughout

with what and why like Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot