Summary of Accelerando
Accelerando is a science fiction novel written by Charles Stross that won the Locus
Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 2006. Initially published from 1999 to 2004 as short stories in
Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine, it was later distributed as a free e-book and sold in print in 2005.
This novel is divided into three parts, each focusing on the fate of a character from the family of the
first character, Manfred Macx. Manfred is an altruistic entrepreneur who lives without needing money and
offers his ideas for free. As technology progresses, humanity takes steps towards the singularity, where
artificial intelligences surpass human capabilities.
The novel addresses the theme of the singularity, the moment when technology progresses so
unprecedentedly that it would allow humans to surpass the limits of their own minds and bodies, just
like the Neuromni-Link.
