The Colonel: A Tor.Com Original

Peter Watts

Jul 2014 · Sold by Tor Books

About this ebook

From the author of Blindsight comes Peter Watts's sci-fi adventure story "The Colonel," an action-packed Tor.com Original

Colonel Keaton is in trouble. His wife has retreated into a virtual heaven and his son remains missing after joining an extrasolar mission to track down an alien race. He is presently tasked by his superiors with the threat assessment of hived human intelligences, one of which successfully attacks a compound under his watch. Now, one of the strongest hive minds in the world approaches Keaton with an offer that could completely change his world.

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Ratings and reviews

I discovered Watts through Starfish, was let-down by the sequel, but thoroughly enjoyed Blindsight. It wasn't an easy read, but it was certainly interesting. This is a good way to refresh your understanding of the universe that Watts set that story in. Can't wait to find out where things are going!

This story has a lot of potential, too bad we don't get to live in this world very long. However, the price is right.

A very well written chapter. I would love to read the full book. I was genuinely shocked to find I was at the end of the story.

About the author

PETER WATTS — author of Blindsight, the so-called Rifters Trilogy, and an obscure video-game tie-in — is an ex-marine-biologist and convicted felon who seems especially popular among people who don't know him. At least, his awards generally hail from overseas except for a Hugo (won thanks to fan outrage over an altercation with Homeland Security) and a Jackson (won thanks to fan sympathy over nearly dying from flesh-eating disease). Blindsight somehow ended up as a core text for university courses ranging from Philosophy to Neuropsychology, despite an unhealthy focus on space vampires. Watts's work is available in 18 languages.