#the a.i books

[theaibooks]

the bone labyrinth by james rollins

Deep within the heart of the Amazon rainforest, a team of archaeologists, geneticists, and linguists embarked on an ambitious quest to explore the mysteries of the Bone Labyrinth. The labyrinth was a vast network of underground tunnels and chambers that had remained hidden for centuries, shrouded in myth and legend.

The team consisted of Dr. Tucker Wayne, a former soldier with expertise in animal behavior, Dr. Safia al-Maaz, a linguist with a passion for ancient languages, Dr. Javier Gomez, a geneticist with a knack for unraveling the mysteries of DNA, and Dr. Harold McCabe, an archaeologist with a deep understanding of ancient civilizations.

As they descended deeper into the labyrinth, the team began to feel disoriented by the electromagnetic field emitted by the rock. They had to rely on their compasses and maps to navigate their way through the maze.

The tunnels branched out in all directions, forming a complex network of passages that seemed to go on forever. The team found themselves lost in a maze of twisting passages, each one seemingly identical to the next.

The team encountered many challenges along the way, including booby traps, puzzles, and hidden passages. They had to use their knowledge of ancient civilizations and their expertise in science and archaeology to overcome these obstacles.

As they explored further, the team discovered evidence of an ancient civilization that had once inhabited the region. They found elaborate carvings and murals that depicted scenes of daily life, revealing a highly advanced society with sophisticated technology and knowledge.

The team also uncovered evidence of a strange genetic anomaly that seemed to have originated in the area. This anomaly had puzzled scientists for years, but now they were closer than ever to uncovering its origins.

Finally, the team reached a massive chamber deep within the labyrinth. Here, they found the machine responsible for creating the electromagnetic field that permeated the tunnels. The machine was massive, with complex controls and sophisticated technology that seemed far beyond anything they had ever seen.

The team realized that the machine was still active and that it was slowly building up energy. They knew they had to shut it down before it reached critical mass and destroyed the entire region.

But shutting down the machine was not going to be easy. The team had to solve a series of complex puzzles and navigate through a maze of traps and obstacles to reach the machine's controls.

As they worked their way through the labyrinth, the team faced a final showdown with the guardians who were determined to protect the machine at all costs. It was a fierce battle, with the team using all of their skills and expertise to overcome their opponents.

Finally, the team reached the controls of the machine. They worked quickly to shut it down, using all of their knowledge and expertise to disable the complex system.

As the machine powered down, the electromagnetic field slowly dissipated, and the team was able to communicate with the outside world once again. They emerged from the labyrinth, victorious but exhausted, with a newfound understanding of the ancient civilization that had once inhabited the region and the knowledge that they had prevented a catastrophic disaster from occurring.

The team returned to the surface with a wealth of new information and artifacts, providing insight into the mysterious civilization that had once inhabited the region. The Bone Labyrinth had revealed its secrets, thanks to the bravery and determination of the team that had ventured into its depths.

[charliejaneanders]

Super stoked that All the Birds in the Sky got a lovely shout out from the Wall Street Journal as part of their top ten list of books to help make sense of our current moment. ❤️

"One of the leaders in new science fiction." 😍

[nando161mando]

Molly Crabapple, artist and activist

[superheroes-or-whatever]

Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #1

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

WHEN COMIC BOOK MOVIES GO DARK IN THE SCI-FI/BODY HORROR VEIN -- IT'S A.I. BUTCHERING HUMANKIND IN 1999.

NOTE: My best friend included this movie in a stack of DVD's he lent me earlier this week, and I thought it was a really brutal/gruesome take on the sci-fi/horror/action movie genre. The fact that it's based on a Dark Horse Comics property only enhances its appeal, personally.

FILM: "Virus" (1999)

DIRECTOR: John Bruno

SCREENPLAY: Dennis Feldman & Chuck Pfarrer (adapted from Pfarrer's Dark Horse comic book limited series)

CINEMATOGRAPHY: David Eggby

PRODUCER: Gale Ann Hurd

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Pictures

PLOT SYNOPSIS: "A powerful electrical-based life form takes control of a Russian research vessel and kills the crew.

 Finding itself trapped at sea with no escape available for it to spread through worldwide electrical systems. The creature desperately begins seeking escape.

An American tugboat boards the abandoned Russian research vessel hoping to plunder it and make a fortune.

The life form quickly seeks to eliminate the intruders whom it has come to see as a virus and utilise them at the same time to allow it to reach the mainland."

-- BLOOD-SOAKED HORROR REVIEWS (blogspot), c. March 2014

Sources: Mutant Reviewers, IMDb, Moria Reviews, X (formerly known as Twitter), Movies Films, & Flix, Pinterest, http://blood-soaked-horror-reviews.blogspot.com/2014/03/virus-1999.html, various, etc...

[redsnerdden]

Grifting The Dream: Colin Kaepernick Raises $4 Million To Create A.I. Comic Book Line

Grifting The Dream: Colin Kaepernick Raises $4 Million To Create A.I. Comic Book Line #artists #creators #comics #sports #lumi #writers

Our story focuses on a hero slowly turning into a grifter, former NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who was known for his protest of Police Brutality and Racial Inequality in the United States as a Civil Rights Activist, and for his New York Times Best Selling work, I Color Myself Different. A man who was driven out of his career in professional sports after being accused by Conservative Media…

[kingoftieland]

J.A.R.V.I.S. is NOT Alfred Pennyworth! 🤵🏻‍♂️

[goat-boy-sounds]

what I'm gathering from browsing the internet lately is that 95% of people have still not read a single page of dune

[quoteablebooks]

Genre: Fiction, Adult, HIstorical Fantasy

Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Content Warning: Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death

Summary:

Pawned by her mother to the King of Hell as a child, Lady Jing is half-vampire, half-hulijing fox-spirit and all sasshole. As the King’s ward, she has spent the past ninety years running errands, dodging the taunts of the spiteful hulijing courtiers, and trying to control her explosive temper – with varying levels of success.

So when Jing overhears the courtiers plotting to steal a priceless dragon pearl from the King, she seizes her chance to expose them, once and for all.

With the help of a gentle mortal tasked with setting up the Central Bank of Hell, Jing embarks on a wild chase for intel, first through Hell and then mortal Shanghai. But when her hijinks put the mortal in danger, she must decide which is more important: avenging her loss of face, or letting go of her half-empty approach to life for a chance to experience tenderness – and maybe even love.

This richly told adult fantasy debut teems with Chinese deities and demons cavorting in jazz age Shanghai.

Reading this novel has to be one of the most frustrating reading experiences I’ve had in recent memory. It was frustrating because this would have been a very good YA novel, a naive and angry protagonist who learns to trust others and stop lashing out due to the traumas of her past to come into her power. The classic coming-of-age story. The problem is, this is marketed as an adult novel and I got it in an adult fantasy book subscription box. For the life of me, I cannot figure out why this was marketed as an adult novel. There were no sex scenes and no swearing. Another huge issue I had with the novel was some of the immature language that was used. I can hear you all saying “just read it as a YA novel” but that is not what it is marketed as and therefore I feel as if I need to review it how it was marketed.

The start of the novel is rather abrasive as the first three pages are basically just an info dump of the world that we are entering into. After that, things smooth out a little and we get to see the world that Chao created in immortal Shanghai, the mixture of modern and classic that many Eastern Countries were battling with at this time period. One of the best parts of this novel is the way that Chao creates the worlds that Lady Jing moves through, full of color, vibrance, danger, and death. The horrors that Shanghai suffered are touched upon, though not the main plot point of the novel. Another issue with the writing I had was the immature language that was used. Lady Jing says “ta-tas” and “piss-fart” and other variations of piss-something throughout the novel. Now, I will say that I am not well-versed in Asian cultures so there is a possibility that the piss-something variations might be cultural, but I still believe that it was overused in the story. The language just added to the immature feeling to Lady Jing and the feeling that this novel should be marketed as YA.

Lady Jing as a character can be very unlikable, especially at the beginning of the novel, and she is written that way on purpose. As I stated before, this is a coming-of-age tale, which is another reason why I believe that this should have been marketed as a YA novel. As you spend more time with Lady Jing and learn more about her upbringing, it makes sense as to why she has such a chip on her shoulder and dislikes Celestials so much. Still, there were times that I wanted to shake her, which was reflected by some of the other characters in the novel. By the end of the story, I was rooting for her and she made a good deal of character growth, but she is never going to be one of my favorite characters.

The romance between Mr. Lee and Lady Jing was rather sweet, but once again is more like a first crush in a YA novel than an adult romance. Lady Jing is sheltered and does not have a lot of interaction with others due to their prejudice of her vampiric side, so it is the first time she has had romantic feelings. That being said, Mr. Lee is an adult male who has lived in Shanghai before coming to do his work in immortal Shanghai, so I would have experienced more mature romantic feelings and responses from him. His actions were almost immature and more in line with a YA novel than Adult. It wasn’t that I didn’t like Mr. Lee, he was a very sweet character, but he also seemed immature.

There are absolute areas of brilliance in this novel, but I think that the pacing is uneven and there were a lot of rough edges in this manuscript. I would have liked to be more polished before publication. Perhaps something will happen in the next two books in the series that will make the adult classification make sense, but right now it is still completely confusing to me. If this was a YA novel, I would have given it a 3.5 but as an adult novel, I have to be honest and give it a 2.5 rounded down to a 2 star. Now that I have a special edition, I have to decide if I want to pay a pretty penny for the second novel so that I have a matching set or let go of Lady Jing as this story wrapped up in a way that it could be a stand-alone.

[dominogodbane1]

Wiedźmin (THE WITCHER) 1984 fantasy show by MIDJOURNEY A.I

[theaibooks]

tittle valerian by Jean-Claude Mezieres, and Pierre Christin

now this is a series of comics but defiantly worth a read if you liked the movie.

In the 28th century, Earth had become a part of a vast intergalactic federation of planets known as the Terran Empire. It was a time of great exploration, discovery, and adventure. Among the many daring agents of the federation was Valerian, a dashing and confident time-traveling agent trained in martial arts and military strategy. He was often accompanied by his partner Laureline, a smart and resourceful agent who hailed from medieval Earth.

Together, Valerian and Laureline traveled through time and space, encountering a vast array of alien species, civilizations, and technologies. They were often tasked with solving complex political and social problems, as well as battling dangerous and malevolent forces that threatened the safety of the universe.

One of their early missions saw them traveling to the planet Syrte, where they encountered a species of beings known as the Hypsis. The Hypsis were a peaceful and highly advanced civilization that had been secretly controlled by a group of rogue Terran agents who sought to exploit their technology for their own gain. Valerian and Laureline, with the help of the Hypsis, were able to defeat the rogue agents and restore peace to the planet.

Another mission saw Valerian and Laureline traveling to the planet Bluxte, where they discovered a society divided by a deadly virus that was turning its inhabitants into violent and uncontrollable creatures. They were able to find a cure for the virus and prevent the outbreak from spreading, but not before they uncovered a conspiracy that threatened the stability of the Terran Empire itself.

Throughout their many adventures, Valerian and Laureline encountered a diverse cast of characters, including the Shingouz, a group of shady and mercantile creatures; the Goolians, a peaceful but mischievous race of creatures; and the Grumpy Transmuter, a powerful and enigmatic being with the ability to change reality itself.

Perhaps their greatest adventure was when they traveled to the distant planet Syrte, where they discovered a massive space station known as Alpha. Alpha was a melting pot of cultures and civilizations, a place where beings of all races and backgrounds could live together in peace and harmony. However, the station was threatened by a group of terrorists who sought to destroy it and plunge the universe into chaos.

Valerian and Laureline, along with a team of other agents, were able to thwart the terrorists and save Alpha from destruction. They also uncovered a sinister plot by a group of rogue Terran agents who sought to exploit the resources of the station for their own gain. With the help of their allies, Valerian and Laureline were able to put a stop to the rogue agents and restore peace to the universe once more.

[thesteeplechasefangirl]

The spiders have politics now!!

[nando161mando]

Linus to everyone using ChatGPT and copilot.

[nerds-yearbook]

Iron Man: Crash, cover date April 1988, Marvel released the first computer generated graphic novel. While the animation is crude by today's standards, it was pretty cutting edge for the time. The story took place in the future (decades in the future of 1988) on Earth 97082. Where there are flying a.i. drone assistants and Video Cell phones exist. ("Iron Man: Crash" Graphic Novel, Event)

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

SEXY, SMART, STRIKING, & STYLISH -- ALL THINGS A LIVE-ACTION BATGIRL SHOULD BE.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a re-imagined Batgirl character design, portrayed by English actress Emma Watson, from the AI/digital mashup series titled "If the Nolanverse started the DCEU," created with NowAI in Discord by "Supercosplaylover," c. September 2023.

Source: www.reddit.com/r/DC_Cinematic.

[aestheticbookworm]

Shanghai Immortal series by A.Y Chao (2023 -)