Dale Kinmont is a college student in post-catastrophe America. He's lucky; he lives in one of the walled cities for the nation's elite, and life is pleasant. He expects to graduate and find employment in his uncle's company.Everything changes when he's framed for murder. He's tried, convicted, and sentenced to hard labor in the prison colony on Mercury. He ends up in Hesperus instead, a flying city that soars eternally through the acidic skies of...

In another life, Tessa Graham was a hotshot cyber security geek. The most dangerous thing she tackled in a day was a wayward computer virus. Losing everything puts her life on a different trajectory, one that leads first to love, and then to devastating loss when her soul is stolen and used to target a high-tech nanocyte plague designed to wipe out the human race. Accidentally given an android body, Tessa vows that she will stop humanity's worst enemy...

As artificial intelligence assumes greater control over military decision-making, the ethical foundations of warfare are being rewritten. In "AI Warfare Ethics," Guilin Du presents a rigorous exploration of the ethical dilemmas surrounding AI in modern and future war. This book challenges conventional military ethics and investigates the legitimacy of AI-led war adjudication, autonomous combat morality, and the ethical governance of AI warfare. It...

The battlefield has expanded beyond Earth. Space is the new strategic high ground, where nations compete for dominance through satellites, AI warfare, and orbital weaponry. In this authoritative and strategically focused book, Guilin Du explores the rapid militarization of space and its implications for global security, military strategy, and international law. From anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) to orbital warfare models, from AI-driven command systems...