Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert

Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by CPLX on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @12:21PM (#25200572)

I believe the term of art for this, self-described by its adherents, is "weaponized autism"

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by beamatronic on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @12:49PM (#25200904)

Like the Focused in the novel "A Deepness In The Sky" by Vernor Vinge.

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by _1100 on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @01:01PM (#25201040)

I can’t get into Deepness after reading Fire.

Too different and my expectations for the scale he set up are too big...

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by duskwuff on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @04:33PM (#25203215)

You'd be even more frustrated by Children of the Sky. Not only is it limited in scope (to Tines' World), but it leaves a bunch of plot threads unresolved, presumably for a sequel. :/

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by generalizations on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @05:41PM (#25203866)

I liked the other two, but I stopped reading Children for exactly the reason you described.

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by johncalvinyoung on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @07:57PM (#25204822)

I like all three of the novels in the series, but for dramatically different reasons and feelings.

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