The Turing Revolt:The War Against Infinity by Rob Bartlett

Can a machine think?

Can it fool a human into thinking that it is a human?

The Turing Scale devised by Alan Turing is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.

So what does that have to do with Vampires and Slavery?

And can anyone outwit an AI which is even off the Turing scale?

The Turing Revolt: The War Against Infinity by Rob Bartlett is the first book in a thrilling, twisty, zany series which is a glorious mish-mash of genres from Sci-fi, vampire folklore, action, adventure, slavery and even a little bit of erotica.

Voyage deep into space and follow the adventures of Captain Milo Sapphire who seems more swashbuckling and irreverent than even James. T. Kirk (if that’s possible) and his trusted sidekick an unknown AI, Milo has aptly called Issac ‘cause he has ”a habit of naming things to give them personality”.

The premise of this book is set wonderfully at the beginning of the book “If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying!”  Cheating your enemies, your colleagues, your friends, the system, corruption and ultimately even death.

This adventure starts off with our enigmatic Captain Milo eating dinner in a restaurant in a casino on Atheni 4 in the Atheni system. He is rudely interrupted by 3 individuals who claim to have a proposition for him which however turns out to be a nice way of saying BLACKMAIL.

The 3 individuals, DR Z, Mr Y and Madam X, then turn out to be avatars of Sentient Ships who set out to blackmail Milo to help them outwit the Empire and earn their freedom. Every successful blackmail revolves around a secret, normally one that will shake the foundations of the person concerned. This secret however can shake the very foundation of the empire. That secret is - Issac, Captain Milo’s AI is so way off the charts of the Turing Scale at 1420. (The Turing Scale only goes up to a 1000)

“The Scale was used to identify AI's that were too intelligent and might become a danger to the Empire. Any AI that measured above 1000 was considered an imminent danger and subject to immediate apprehension. It was put into place after the Machine Wars.”

Does Milo give in to the blackmail?

Do the Sentient Ships outwit the Empire and become free from the shackles of slavery?

Does Issac outwit everyone?

Some of these answers can be found in The Turing Revolt:The War Against Infinity, for the others, just like me you will have to wait for Books 2 and 3.

So just sit down, open this book and settle in for a very zany adventure.

So glad I got this RC, hope you liked my fair and honest review.

Happy Reading☺