A Maze of Stars (nonfiction)

From Gnomon Chronicles

A Maze of Stars is a science fiction novel by John Brunner.

Quotations

I am a copy of a squid.

Yes, of course. Its itnelligence had to be based on a nonhuman model — on a species not vulnerable to the terrible dilemma confronting humankind. As the dazzling mind of the Prefect opened farther, more information slammed into place, vast blocks at a time, planetloads of data, systems' worth.

–Chapter Eighteen: The Perfect