The Icarus Mind by J Royce Lockwood

Thirty years from now, the bulk of humanity lives in hyper-connected, automated urban centers around the world. But Michael Quinn and the small rustic community in the Driftless Reservation in the US are living lives apart. Michael was delivered to this off-grid reservation as an infant by a mysterious foreigner known only as Dr Lim. Michael is gnawed by the mystery of his parents' untimely deaths, and he is compelled to flee when his presence is detected by nefarious governmental actors. Michael's search for answers takes him to Chicago and then Singapore, where he unearths secrets about his father, Simon Quinn. Simon had, decades earlier, been the subject of ethically dubious brain imaging experiments carried out in Shenzhen, China. The knowledge gained from these experiments would ultimately fall into the hands of a powerful Singapore-based corporation, becoming the foundation of a ubiquitous artificial intelligence infiltrating every corner of the virtual world. As Michael engages the intelligent network, he finds it has now become host to a familiar consciousness.

About the Author
J. Royce Lockwood is an American businessman and author living and working in Singapore. Hailing from Milwaukee, he has spent the last two decades serving in management roles at several multinational aerospace firms in Singapore and Taiwan. His formal education ranges from an undergraduate study of intellectual history and Chinese language at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to graduate work in international relations and business management at the University of California-San Diego.


Book Information
ISBN 9789815009125
Author J Royce Lockwood
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
Publisher Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd