A Hardness of Minds

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(35 Chapters >70,000 words, edited version available on Amazon)

A Near-Future Hard Sci-Fi about Data, War, and First Contact in our Solar System.

Life exists under Europa's ice, but there's doubt in the data.

For fifteen years, probes have hinted at life under Europa's ice. An eccentric mogul— bent on expanding his legacy—funds and launches his probe to Jupiter. The robotic submarine can reach the ocean floor and return by an expertly trained AI. But Earth smack in the Misinformation Age; tensions flare between the United States and China and scientific data is under attack. Meanwhile, Dalton, a self-sabotaging synthetic data engineer, longs to make a name for himself in the scientific community, even at the cost of being infamous.Unknown to Earth, aliens led by Ice-Driller have explored 'up' and penetrated the ice and have researched 'Nullworld,' the mysterious ether beyond the ice from which no sonar returns. Meanwhile a hydrothermal vent has gone cold and tensions in their global society have escalated as city-states fight for survival. Now the military caste is in control, halted all research, and pressed capable scientists and engineers into militia service. Ice-Driller must escape and bring back research he hopes will diffuse tensions: the revelation of another water world.The novel intertwines perspectives of Earth and under Europa as all search for truth. This is the second hard sci-fi novel by author Eric Kay (No Lack of Sunshine). It explores issues of data integrity in the age of adversarial information warfare, moving minds away from the brink of war, and experience versus knowledge by proxy.

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A Hardness of Minds 35 Chapter 35. Earth. Crayfish. RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 34 Chapter 34. Europa. Proof. RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 33 Chapter 33. Earth. Contact RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 33 Chapter 33. Earth. Contact RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 32 Chapter 32. Europa. Melodies RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 32 Chapter 32. Europa. Melodies RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 31 Chapter 31. Europa. Goals. RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 31 Chapter 31. Europa. Goals. RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 30 Chapter 30. Europa. Openings RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 29 Chapter 29. Earth. Dish RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 28 Chapter 28. Europa. Breathrough. RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 28 Chapter 28. Europa. Breathrough. RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 27 Chatper 27. Earth. Fire RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 27 Chatper 27. Earth. Fire RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 26 Chapter 26. Europa. Obfuscation RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 25 Chapter 25. Earth. Sleep RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 25 Chapter 25. Earth. Sleep RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 24 Chapter 24. Europa. Seige RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 23 Chapter 23. Earth. Ranch RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 22 Chapter 22. Europa. Descent RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 21 Chapter 21. Earth. Bugout RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 20 Chapter 20. Europa. Melt RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 19 Chapter 19 Europa. Sounds RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 18 Chapter 18 Europa. Rumbles RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 17 Chapter 17 Earth. Landing RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 16 Chapter 16 Europa. Holdfast. RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 15 Chapter 15 Earth. Reconnect RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 15 Chapter 15 Earth. Reconnect RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 14 Chapter 14 Europa. Blowout RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 14 Chapter 14 Europa. Blowout RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 13 Chapter 13 Earth. Walk Back. RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 13 Chapter 13 Earth. Walk Back. RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 12 Chapter 12 Europa. Pursuit RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 11 Chapter 11 Earth. Luck Flip RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 10 Chapter 10 Europa. Science Snag RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 9 Chapter 9 Earth. Stats 101 RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 8 Chapter 8 Europa. Icefloat RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 7 Chapter 7 Earth. Erosion RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 6 Chapter 6 Europa. Emptiness RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 5 Chapter 5 Earth. Discord RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 4 Chapter 4 Europa. Ascent RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 3 Chapter 3 Earth. Home RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 2 Chapter 2 Europa. Trials RoyalRoadL
A Hardness of Minds 1 Chapter 1 Earth. Tensed RoyalRoadL