Out There

<p>From a space colony full of idealists Charon travels down to a dying world ruled by oligarchs. Countries are in a slow motion decline while they cling to outmoded ideals like power and money wrapped in the memories of past greatness.</p><p>Charon finds thugs; he finds earnest people scratching a desperate living; he finds Darinka the love he never knew he needed.</p><p>In the space colony an artificial intelligence is growing. Made by idealists the AI called Carrot is searching for ways to help its creators.</p><p>On Earth an AI known as Deeper made by self-serving oligarchs is searching for dominion over the slime of life.</p><p>Deeper attacks Carrot. One of them emerges stronger than ever.</p>