A 26k-word sci-fi novella about exploring the ruins of a dead superintelligence
zetalyrae · x · 2026-09-28
Writer/developer Fernando Borretti released "The Epiphany of Gliese 581", a 26,000-word sci-fi novella in which a linguist, a chemist and a comparative psychologist explore the ruins of a dead superintelligence. Inspired by Orion's Arm and David Zindell, it's available as PDF, EPUB and online, drawing praise for its Greg Egan-like poetic prose and being shared by AI-circle accounts.
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