E-book Category: Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction E-book Title: Thought Parallel Author: Adair Broughton Book Description: A book that asks questions about consciousness, humanity, ethics and love. It contains cutting edge science fiction, philosophy and is a study of character.
A man is dying, seeking to push the boundaries of possibility and download himself into a computer but first he needs to find the essence of consciousness.
A female scientist is working on a secret research programme of human cloning to give people a constant supply of healthy organs and a ful chance at life. She justifies her work now, having faith that cloning will one day be accepted. She has to decide if her profession or personal life is ultimately the most important.
But is it her imagination or is she seeing something in the clones eyes.
One man finding solace in books and the safety of solitude meets an enigmatic yet mysterious woman and begins to take the risks he never thought he would.
After establishing the Virtual Churches or Virches, one man begins to have doubts about his religion and his personal conflict becomes an experiment in finding out what it means to be good or bad. He begins to enjoy the new freedoms he has given himself a little too much.
As the story rapidly unfolds so does the connection and intricacies between these characters. The rising tension then races towards a climax that transcends any expectation.
