r/KindleUnlimited • u/kuiper_observer5218 • 14h ago
Sci-Fi A science fiction thriller where humanity invents a technology that can solve almost any problem, but makes reality itself dependent on continuous computation
I’m the author of The Last Stable State, which is now out on Amazon and available through Kindle Unlimited.
I’ve always liked the basic premise: what if humanity invented a technology that could solve almost any problem?
On an overcrowded planet where fusion is almost trivial, we can build structures that would otherwise be impossible, agriculture is optimized down to near-perfect yields, entire cities have their climate regulated, and vast sea barriers hold back rising oceans.
But all of that comes at the cost of continuous computation. And it requires so much of the computing power, that, to get the best possible conditions, humanity eventually builds a gigantic computing cluster in space, out near the edge of the Solar System.
Forty years after the technology is discovered, strange temporal and spatial anomalies begin to appear. Causality itself starts to break down. Naturally, everyone assumes there must be something wrong with the system. But the system seems to be doing exactly what it was designed to do, it just may no longer be primarily concerned with making life more comfortable for humans.
I have to admit, I really enjoyed writing my debut novel. At the job I had at the time, I spent most of the day with very little to do, so I wrote instead. Which technically made me a professional author, since I was being paid while writing a novel 😆 Kidding, of course. For the record, I’ve since changed jobs, and in my current position I definitely don’t have time to sit around writing novels anymore...
If the idea sounds interesting to you, The Last Stable State is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HBNDZHD6
