World's End

Vinge, Joan D. World's End. New York: Bluejay, 1984. [S. F.] Book Club Edition.

"Volume 2 in the Snow Queen Cycle" (see above). Continues the story of a police officer and technocrat/technician of the Kharemough Hegemony who was a secondary character in Snow Queen; retains without emphasis the motif of the sentient computer, which may be an AI manipulating people. Strong motifs from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899/1902).