Unfettered Journey

Unfettered Journey by Gary F. Bengier. Book cover.

New speculative fiction novel explores the individual’s quest for purpose in a richly-imagined AI future.

Unfettered Journey — a love and adventure story with a philosophical perspective —

Set in a richly envisioned future world, Unfettered Journey is the story of an AI scientist who seeks to create robot consciousness and discovers the resilience of the human spirit. He travels to a small college to progress his quest, but instead finds love, a secret plot by unjust forces, and the answers to his fundamental questions—the nature of the conscious mind and free will.  

This book is a profound, many-layered journey. It is a love story and an adventure. It traces struggle and resilience in an imperfect world. It is a deep philosophical exploration, resetting the conversation at the intersection of science and religion, challenging you to begin your own journey to a purposeful life.

Author's Notes

Remember “42” from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? That is the answer to the question about the so-called Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything (posed by aliens who created a supercomputer, that churned for 10 million years). Yes, it is a cornball joke. But I’ve been fascinated by the big questions. That is why after a full career focused on daily living, I went back to earn a master’s in philosophy. (Spoiler alert—that may be why my main character, Joe, is a “Level 42.”) We want to answer those big questions, to find meaning and purpose in our lives.


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Book Genre: Fiction > Science Fiction

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ISBN: 9781648860140

About the author

Gary F. Bengier
Gary F. Bengier

Gary F. Bengier is a writer, philosopher, and technologist.

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