Silver Screen (novel)

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Silver Screen
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First edition
Author Justina Robson
Cover artistSteve Stone
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction novel
Publisher Macmillan
Publication date
13 August 1999
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages374
ISBN 0-333-75437-9
OCLC 42310207

Silver Screen is a science fiction novel by Justina Robson, first published by Macmillan in 1999. It features Anjuli O'Connell, employed as a psychologist to monitor an artificial intelligence named 901. She has a photographic memory and perfect recall. The story concerns events following the death of Roy Croft, Anjuli's colleague and friend. The book's themes include machine rights and evolution.


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