Sentience Hazard Wins Book of the Earth Award and Other Accolades

United States, 20th Dec 2024, -
 

Alexandru Czimbor’s Sentience Hazard has been awarded the prestigious Book of the Earth Award by Words of the Earth, recognizing its unique fusion of cautionary speculation, anthropological depth, and ecological reverence. This accolade follows the novel’s earlier recognition with the BREW Seal of Excellence and the BREW Fiction Book Excellence Award 2024 for Science Fiction of the Year.

Words of the Earth described the novel as "a luminous blend of speculation, intellect, and a poet’s love for Earth’s precious balance," praising its ability to explore humanity’s precarious relationship with artificial intelligence and technology while incorporating themes of ecological awareness and sustainability. The review also noted: “Alexandru Czimbor’s Sentience Hazard plunges into this philosophical mire with an authenticity that rivals contemporary debates on ethics and AI... Czimbor’s richly crafted characters, tensions rooted in present-day dilemmas, and an ending as pensive as it is thought-provoking cement Sentience Hazard as a hopeful, gripping modern parable.”

For more details about the award, visit the Words of the Earth website.

About the Book

Set in the 2050s, Sentience Hazard follows François, a computational neuroscientist caught in the ethical and existential dilemmas surrounding an advanced AI project. Through François’ struggles and global perspectives, the novel explores humanity’s evolving entanglement with machines, ethical responsibility in creation, and a profound reflection on Earth’s fragile beauty. With gripping realism and a touch of humor, Sentience Hazard blends speculative fiction with ecological foresight, inviting readers to consider humanity’s role as caretakers of both technological and natural systems.

The book is available through major retailers, including Amazon, and can also be found on Goodreads.

About the Author

Born in Transylvania, Romania, under Nicolae Ceaușescu’s regime, Alexandru Czimbor draws from a lifetime of global perspectives and experience in academia and the software industry to craft narratives rich in moral complexity and speculative insight. His earlier work, The Soul Machines, won the BREW Fiction Book Excellence Award for Historical Fiction of the Year in 2023. Residing in the United States, Czimbor’s transatlantic roots infuse his stories with profound explorations of humanity’s relationship with technology, ethics, and the environment.

For more information or media inquiries, please contact Alexandru Czimbor directly via alexandrucz@yahoo.com.