The AI War

from the back cover of the May 1987 TOR paperback edition cover art by Ron Walotsky The dreaded AI's have regrouped in an alternate universe and are preparing to launch their invincible Fleet. But war-weary humanity refuses to accept the threat as real. Commodore J'Quel D'Trelna, commander of the battle cruiser Implacable, has been secretly ordered to violate an ancient restriction. He is to enter the quadrant known as Blue Nine and find the only weapon that can stop the AI's from overwhelming his universe. No ship has ever returned from this abandoned cube of space, but the AI's must be stopped...they have one imperative...destroy humanity. Time is running short for the human race and this may be the final battle.

Across three universes, AI's battle humans for domination. The origins of the AI war go back millions of years to another universe, and involve "more than human" telepathic, transmuts who were apparently computer generated simulacra created by the "Founders" who have "moved on". The high tech concepts, and ancient martial arts and military action blend together to form an exciting read