The Fall of the Overmind

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Overmind
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Overmind
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:none
unadapted
gptkbp:antagonist gptkb:the_Overmind
gptkbp:author gptkb:Gregory_Benford
gptkb:David_Brin
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:character_arc Hargrove's growth
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:launch_complex
gptkbp:character_relationships gptkb:hubris
strained
gptkbp:climax final confrontation
gptkbp:conflict ambiguous
human vs. machine
gptkbp:constructed_in detailed
gptkbp:cover_art gptkb:Michael_Whelan
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced AI discussions
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Startide_Rising
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
gptkbp:has_gameplay_element machines as gods
gptkbp:historical_context post-1970s tech boom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Fall of the Overmind
gptkbp:impact high
gptkbp:influenced_artists many contemporary sci-fi writers
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Isaac_Asimov
gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke
gptkbp:inspiration real-world AI research
gptkbp:is_cited_in academic discussions on AI.
gptkbp:is_motivated_by gptkb:survival
stop the Overmind
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-345-35363-0
978-0-425-05977-0
gptkbp:language English
technical
gptkbp:literary_devices foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Dr._John_M._D._Hargrove
Garth
Jijo
gptkbp:moral AI ethics
gptkbp:motif gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
omniscient
internal and external
gptkbp:page_count 320
384
gptkbp:philosophy nature of consciousness
gptkbp:plot struggle against AI control
gptkbp:plot_twist unexpected betrayals
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:The_Uplift_War
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1979
gptkb:1986
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Bantam_Books
gptkb:Berkley_Books
gptkbp:reader_demographic thought-provoking
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Galactic_Center_Saga
gptkbp:resolution humanity's survival
gptkbp:sequel In the Ocean of Night
gptkbp:series gptkb:The_Uplift_Saga
gptkbp:setting 22nd century
future Earth
future Earth and space
gptkbp:speed fast-paced
gptkbp:style scientific
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:the_Overmind
gptkbp:target_audience science fiction readers
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Artificial_Intelligence
gptkb:psychologist
gptkb:military_conflict
uplift
gptkbp:themes humanity vs. technology