The story begins in 2082 when 65,000 alien probes simultaneously surround Earth, photograph it in a flash of fire, and then vanish. In response, humanity sends the starship Theseus to the edge of the solar system to find out who—or what—is watching.
Peter Watts has made the book available for free under a Creative Commons license on his official site, though you can also find it at retailers like Barnes & Noble . Blindsight by Peter Watts.epub
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Every wild idea—from the vampires to the space travel—is backed by a 30-page appendix of real scientific citations.