Joseph Dibella: 2 books

You can't control something that is smarter than you are, but that is exactly what a band of renegade scientists is trying to do after the United States has been conquered in a devastating Chinese invasion. They are building a supercomputer in their own image, modeled on the human brain, but...

What is the line between extending life and cheating death? Stephen Frome has achieved a breakthrough with his resuscitation machine, which can revive people who have been "dead" for as long as two hours. The machine works, but the universe is not happy. He becomes lost in a journey between worlds, and can only find his way back after he learns the difference between illusion and reality.