The Second Apocalypse

Anxiety about unknown dangers is a strong motivation. Bosses use it to manipulate their staff and the masses incite their chieftains with it.
There are fears galore at the beginning of the 21st century. Artificial intelligence and robots cause nervous feelings. Countries all over the world prepare for war to save the peace. The United Nations fights against CO2 emissions to prevent global warming. Euthanasia remains a stumbling block. The smell of fear hangs in the air.
Arteros, the archaeologist, tells us what happened. It seemed as if human civilisation had been rescued by the robots. His own people triggered a second Apocalypse. They themselves escaped an expanding sun that suffered the fate of all such stars and evolved into, what astronomers call, a red giant. Someday our own Earth will come to an end like that. The narrator is committed to a sympathetic study of the fate of the humanoids and their main actor, Elonki, a robot and product of a discontinued vintage with exceptional powers. Her bisexual appeal and her keen intellect make her most suitable for the definitive role of 'saviour'. Her friends and the central memory thought the same. She steers her world with heroic tenacity through dangerous waters in order to rescue its inheritance. Finally, human character, as well as the best abilities of the robots, determine the final mysterious course of events.

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