Father of the Future

De: Darren Dash

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Cassique is a time travelling Fixer in AD 2853. It's his job to nip back into the past and fix problems which threaten to wipe out the world of the twenty-ninth century. But the longer Cassique spends in those past times, the more he comes to wonder if the docile, VR-obsessed people of his present would actually benefit from a reset. It's a dangerous thought, because that would mean taking a stand against Father, the world-running super-computer, and Father takes a very dim view of any form of rebellion.

When Cassique teams up with a couple of relatively famous figures from the past, they start trying to formulate a plan to make time travel work in their favour, and return the reins of control to humanity. But they have to be exceedingly careful, because Father might be listening...

A darkly comic cross between 1984 and Time Bandits, this science fiction work shines a light on the dangers of putting too much power in the hands of a computer, and is more timely than ever when framed against the recent debate concerning the rise of AI.

"A timely, riveting, thought-provoking page-turner." Kirkus.

"Barbed with sarcastic and self-aware narration, this wildly creative read weaves issues of religion, science, and politics into a masterful allegory of contemporary society, seen through the spectacularly inventive lens of a far-flung future. 4.5 stars out of 5." Self-Publishing Review.

"Packed with both references to existing history and imagined events and figures in the centuries to come, this is a fascinating and imaginative science fiction tale that blends fact and fiction to weave an entertaining read." The US Review of Books.

"Darren Dash builds upon an intriguing premise to deliver an engaging sci-fi story with a healthy dose of satire, philosophical discourse, and dark humor. 5 stars out of 5." Readers' Favorite.

"A fun-filled and provocative time travel adventure." The BookLife Prize.

"With enthralling jumps into the past, a dystopian setting, a tortured hero, and a race against time, Father of the Future practically begs to be adapted to the big screen. This story will stick with you for a very long time..." The Literary Connoisseur.

"This book is a true masterpiece set to take the literary world by storm." Midwest Book Review.

Great Twist on how our AI Overlords could lead us to a Utopian Dystopia

Another great piece by Darren! Loved to hear this new take on what it means to be human, and what having it stripped away would lead to. Though delving into the Realities and sex palaces of worlds abound, having your every desire and fantasy granted, would be fun for at least...a few decades. Would it be worth the cost of human intimacy? Of family? Of freedom?

This novel draws from concepts seen in 1984, The Giver, V for Vendetta and many others that tell tales wherein some could argue that a paradise exists. To have luxuries and commodities at your disposal, eliminating war and conflict, hatred and greed - because all that is needed, is given. Meanwhile, the utopian glamor is a mask created by dystopian means.

In Father of the Future, we see an outcome that's becoming ever more prevalent for our own current position in history. Countless articles have appeared over the past few years, of claims that humanity is predicted to reach The Singularity in the very near future. With advancements in AI, the rapid growth of computing power, and our current micro-processing capabilities, this isn't seeming like a far-fetched fantasy anymore. We have to ask ourselves: If we created the world's strongest, fastest, and most reliable AI, capable of automating our entire existence and all of our needs...what would our purpose be? Would we need to procreate, when the birthing process can be automated, without any human involvement? Would we need to create art and new concepts, when machinery can do it for us, more rapidly than we ever could? Would we even need to think for ourselves?

I really enjoyed the journey - highly recommend for anyone that likes scifi and dystopia, with a lot of time travel thrown into it.

I'm also super happy we finally have a Darren Dash Audiobook! Considering the topic of this one, having AI narration actually made it a bit more fitting - I was worried that the AI wouldn't sound good, but it was actually very nicely done. It's not going to be the quality of a voice actor that goes out of their way to give every single character their own voice, but I've also listened to human narrators that don't do many voices - and I like them just fine. This is the same quality as one of those types of narrators, for comparison. Plus this price for any of Darren's novels is a steal, can't beat it for the experience you get. I'd love a Sunburn or Midsummer's Bottom Audiobook - though I'm not too sure how well AI would do with narrating Shakespeare. It would definitely be interesting to hear lol.