Past the DARK RIM

Book 5 of 6

The two-part conclusion of Machines

Logic supersedes . . . circuits can be repaired . . . time is irrelevant. LAW^2A waited . . . scanning the anterior arms of the galaxy . . . sensory tentacles reached out . . . searching.

Near one of several billion stars in another galaxy  . . . a logically structured and powerful mind, decoded and sent back . . . ‘we perceive you’.

‘The machines are gone’ headlines announced on every holo and handheld across  thousands of inhabited worlds. Humanoids and other sentient beings smug in their victory, rejoiced.

End . . . pending . . .