What if the HAL 9000 took over control of all the computerized machines in the world and turned them against the humans? That is pretty much the premise of this book, except the computer in control is not HAL, but Archos. Archos is a sentient artificial intelligence that is released after it attacks the scientist who created it. After that it plots the destruction of humans who control all the robots by turning the robots against them with deadly force. The robots then attempt to turn humans into machines with Mengele-like surgical experiments. Meanwhile pockets of human resistance fighters have cropped up in various parts of the world, in some cases led by the most unlikely of the humans. This book makes one think hard about our reliance upon the computer controlled machines in our lives. I know I've been eying my smart phone more suspiciously.
Just last night, after watching a t.v. commercial about the computerized gadgets in a new car model, my husband made a comment about the expecting to get in a car one day and have it say "What are you doing, Dave?" in that famous HAL voice. I responded, "You need to read Robopolcalypse."
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