Voidstar
by Zachary Mason
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Apr 2026 on My First Million.
The general take
Charles Duhigg calls Voidstar a great novel that's fun to read, written by a computer scientist about AI. He finds it particularly relevant given the current AI era, and says it's notable for actually trying to get inside the experience of AI in a way he hasn't seen other writers attempt.
About
In a galaxy where humans are as rare as they are feared, a young man emerges from the stars in search of glory. Ambitious ex-lieutenant Cole is looking for a place to fit in that isn’t behind bars, a place he can be a legend. Amidst his travels he crosses into the Nautus system, cut off and pristine from human interaction. And yet, everyone here’s terrified of him. Why? When he snags a job as a low-ranking officer for Nautus’ war-torn empire, he finds his answer: There’s one other human in this galaxy, at least, that’s what it calls itself. In a terrorist uprising where everything he meets wants him dead, how can Cole trust this pretender and save his new home from an ancient alien menace? The Voidstar Empire Series: Defiance (Prequel story) Valiance Eminence Insurgence (Slated for 2020, sorry I got caught up in too many series at once to finish them all in a timely manner.
Who said what
Charles Duhigg👍 Recommends
…charles duhigg recommending voidstar as a novel exploring artificial intelligence
“So there's a couple of them. There's this book named Voidstar. It's actually a novel and it came out like seven or eight years ago and it's written by a computer scientist. It's about AI. And first of all, it's just a great novel. It's like, it's just fun to read, particularly because we're living through this age of AI. He is the first writer I've encountered who tries to actually get inside an AI's head.”
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