Unfettered Journey
Gary F. Bengier
A literary cross-genre adventure and love story, for the intelligent reader. Winner of 14 book awards. (Winner in new, adult, debut, visionary, spiritual, and science fiction categories.)
"Unfettered Journey is an existential adventure for the mind and a lot more besides."
- Carly Newfeld, The Last Word, KSFR Santa Fe Public Radio
Unfettered Journey follows Joe, an AI scientist, as he pursues the secret of AI – and his own – consciousness. He travels to a small college to escape life’s frenetic pace and to find answers. But a mysterious woman on a personal mission interrupts his search. Fighting unjust forces, they are caught up by a malevolent plot. Their struggles against machines, men, and nature test the resilience of the human spirit.
Set in a richly imagined near future, this is a cross-genre novel combining thrilling action, adventure, and a love story. It traces an epic journey – from inside the human mind to the vastness of space, from AIs battling in the desert to the peace of a mountain refuge. It asks spiritual, social, and philosophical questions that will linger. How does the will to survive bring clarity to the human experience? What would you sacrifice to achieve social justice? How do we find meaning and purpose in a world dominated by technology?
Duration - 16h 43m.
Author - Gary F. Bengier.
Narrator - Dryw McArthur.
Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2020 Gary F. Bengier ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A literary cross-genre adventure and love story, for the intelligent reader. Winner of 14 book awards. (Winner in new, adult, debut, visionary, spiritual, and science fiction categories.) "Unfettered Journey is an existential adventure for the mind and a lot more besides." - Carly Newfeld, The Last Word, KSFR Santa Fe Public Radio Unfettered Journey follows Joe, an AI scientist, as he pursues the secret of AI – and his own – consciousness. He travels to a small college to escape life’s frenetic pace and to find answers. But a mysterious woman on a personal mission interrupts his search. Fighting unjust forces, they are caught up by a malevolent plot. Their struggles against machines, men, and nature test the resilience of the human spirit. Set in a richly imagined near future, this is a cross-genre novel combining thrilling action, adventure, and a love story. It traces an epic journey – from inside the human mind to the vastness of space, from AIs battling in the desert to the peace of a mountain refuge. It asks spiritual, social, and philosophical questions that will linger. How does the will to survive bring clarity to the human experience? What would you sacrifice to achieve social justice? How do we find meaning and purpose in a world dominated by technology? Duration - 16h 43m. Author - Gary F. Bengier. Narrator - Dryw McArthur. Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025. Copyright - © 2020 Gary F. Bengier ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:16
Preface
Duration:00:00:27
PART ONE Chapter 1
Duration:00:27:43
Chapter 2
Duration:00:27:27
Chapter 3
Duration:00:17:07
Chapter 4
Duration:00:26:13
Chapter 5
Duration:00:13:51
Chapter 6
Duration:00:08:39
Chapter 7
Duration:00:27:49
Chapter 8
Duration:00:15:23
Chapter 9
Duration:00:23:27
Chapter 10
Duration:00:18:17
Chapter 11
Duration:00:13:30
Chapter 12
Duration:00:12:55
Chapter 13
Duration:00:11:07
Chapter 14
Duration:00:10:20
Chapter 15
Duration:00:21:55
Chapter 16
Duration:00:15:03
Chapter 17
Duration:00:18:18
Chapter 18
Duration:00:25:38
Chapter 19
Duration:00:09:33
Chapter 20
Duration:00:23:28
PART TWO Chapter 21
Duration:00:33:40
Chapter 22
Duration:00:20:41
Chapter 23
Duration:00:15:15
Chapter 24
Duration:00:14:34
Chapter 25
Duration:00:15:12
Chapter 26
Duration:00:20:58
Chapter 27
Duration:00:17:29
PART THREE Chapter 28
Duration:00:28:22
Chapter 29
Duration:00:17:15
Chapter 30
Duration:00:15:04
Chapter 31
Duration:00:12:11
Chapter 32
Duration:00:19:10
Chapter 33
Duration:00:25:12
Chapter 34
Duration:00:23:04
Chapter 35
Duration:00:26:22
Chapter 36
Duration:00:15:49
Chapter 37
Duration:00:19:40
Chapter 38
Duration:00:27:59
Chapter 39
Duration:00:10:01
Chapter 40
Duration:00:11:45
Chapter 41
Duration:00:15:43
Chapter 42
Duration:00:25:42
Chapter 43
Duration:00:21:36
PART FOUR Chapter 44
Duration:00:17:00
Chapter 45
Duration:00:21:52
Chapter 46
Duration:00:19:10
Chapter 47
Duration:00:23:57
Chapter 48
Duration:00:13:35
Chapter 49
Duration:00:17:34
Chapter 50
Duration:00:18:18
PART FIVE Chapter 51
Duration:00:04:40
Chapter 52
Duration:00:11:44
Chapter 53
Duration:00:07:06
About the Author
Duration:00:01:10
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:02:25
Interview with the Author
Duration:00:23:09
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:27