One of the best sci-fi books of the last couple years! A must-read if you're into octopuses, different forms of consciousness, or how to communicate with and understand people (or aliens!) who see the world through different eyes.
Rumors are swirling about a species of super-intelligent octopus living off the coast of Vietnam. As corporations and other non-state actors begin to investigate, it becomes clear that we are not alone in the universe - alien life has evolved right here on earth. DIANIMA, a giant tech company known for its machine learning prowess, buys the islands to study the octopuses and try to monopolize their unique brains for profit. They send Evrim, the world’s first true android / AI, and Dr. Ha Nguyen, a brilliant marine biologist, to study the octopuses, and Altantsetseg, a battle-hardened drone operator, to defend the islands from rapacious automated fishing vessels.
Can they learn to communicate with the octopuses? Or will this new intelligent life be destroyed by global corporations run amok?
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