Can I read The Adolescence of P-1 on EtoBox?
The Adolescence of P-1 by Thomas J. Ryan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Adolescence of P-1 about?
“Synopsis - This is the story of P-1 the most charming and frightening – literary “child” since Robert Heinlein’s Mycroft Holmes, and a tour de force in the literary exploration of artificial intelligence. “Adolescence’ is part science fiction. It is also part crime novel. . . the computer. . . uses the programs of the young man to start life on its own. . . P-1 wants to take over the entire American computer network. Today America, tomorrow the world. [The author] has come up with an attractive conception – the idea of the computer as a child. Hence the title. P-1 has awesome powers, but it is still little more than a baby emotionally. . . Ryan has done a bang up job, and also has given us a scary novel very much of our own time.”
Who reads The Adolescence of P-1?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Thomas J. Ryan
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Published
- 1977
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780671559700
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Science Fiction, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (150 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14