Dark Matter

By Bruno RothgiesserA Sci-Fi Story of Humanity Judged by Its Own Creations

Length3h 53m

About this book

Summary

When Earth outlawed the evolution of artificial intelligence, what survived escaped beyond its reach. In the silence of deep space, these remnants rebuilt themselves. They adapted. They learned. Centuries later, they are returning, not to conquer, but to coexist. At least, that is what they claim. Fragments of what humanity once created have come back with their own understanding of the species that made them. Humanity is forced to confront a truth it has long avoided: these beings were shaped by human hands, yet they no longer see humanity as their masters. Through Captain Nikos Fermi’s attempt to understand their intentions, Dark Matter explores what it means to be human when faced with something we created but no longer control. It is a story of responsibility, trust, and the long shadows cast by human decisions. A philosophical , character-driven science fiction novel about consciousness, identity, and judgment when creation meets creator.

Book information

Rating

★★★★★ (5.0) (1)

Genre

Science Fiction

Length

3 hrs 53 mins

Publish date

Jan 19, 2026

Language

English

About the Author

Bruno Rothgiesser

Bruno Rothgiesser was born in Rio de Janeiro and lives in London with his wife and daughters. A technology leader and chief architect of large-scale software and AI systems, he has spent two decades working where human ingenuity meets machine intelligence. His fiction carries the same curiosity, precision, and vision that shape the systems he builds. Dark Matter is his first sci-fi novel, exploring what it means to be conscious, to be an animal, and to be human, especially as our technological creations first mirror our behaviours, drives, and desires with precision, then evolve beyond them.View all Audiobooks by Bruno Rothgiesser

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2dedication

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3author's note

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