The Coin Giver

In the 23rd century the Earths surface is devastated by global warming andcorporations exploit billions of povertystricken employees whose lifetimecontracts the... » 

In the 23rd century the Earths surface is devastated by global warming andcorporations exploit billions of povertystricken employees whose lifetimecontracts they own Richter Jedes the rich powerful CEO of ZahlenBank wantsto live forever so he makes two copies of himself. One is an evolved ArtificialIntelligence imprinted with his personality. The other is a perfect clone namedDominic whom he raises as his son. When Richter suddenly dies his son Dominicis left to deal with a terrible crisis which threatens ZahlenBank. And thoughDominic loathes the egotistical A.I. masquerading as his father they need eachothers help to save the bank. Which of them is the true copy and which isfake? Do they have free will or are their destinies programmed in their sourcecode? And most important of all does individual identity still have anymeaning? This book was originally published under the title Neurolink. «