# New Suns 2 - Author: - Genre: Speculative Fiction - Bookmarks: - pg 27 #### Stories - ##### Ocasta - Ocasta is the name of the god of knowledge. - An advanced AI is created to initially identify patterns in specific datasets. - Datasets include mass human casualties and the cosmos. - In one instance, it observes the tests of a theory & discusses it with the developer of the theory. - Eventually it is sent into space for observation of the universe. - In the end, humans have been extinct due to the collapse of the Sun. - Ocasta the AI is recalling these events and in closing speaks to you, seeking your story as you've heard its story.. - ##### Equal Forces Opposed in Exquisite Tension - Practical Theory - ##### Before The Glory of Their Majesties - "How many movie villains have been represented with a blind eye, a missing limb, ..." - pg 225 - ##### Haunted Bodies of WombMen - "Love is not enough to save someone." - "Children deserve a while lot from parents, something I can't give and I can't put them through that." - ##### Dragons Of Yuta - "Remember that we are all of the earth. Remember that we are bound and connected to one another in ways that go deeper than blood. If our enemies have forgotten mercy, we must never forget it." - Codero to Kyri - ##### The Planet and the Purist - Wonderful story containing references to body augmentation for sensory enhancements. The differences between Implanted vs none is explored. Themes of understanding our past, where we come from and wealth inequality are referenced as well. - Afterword - Serendipitous that it mentions *bodymindspirit*, similar to how I say, "Mind, body, spirit." -