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Imagine a not-to-distant future where an enormous alien ship has taken up a silent orbit around our Earth, where the threat of annihilation has driven the global community to band together into the Union of Nations, and where AI (artificial intelligence) has advanced to unheard of levels.

What do you have? The set-up for Crystal Deception by Doug J Cooper.

Before you go all Mr. Data on me, let’s be clear: it’s not that kind of AI. Think of a sentient Hope Diamond with...