By Daniel Wilson (Doubleday)
Movie rights to Amblin/DreamWorks
Wilson's book about a rogue artificial-intelligence program called Archos that enlists the mundane robots of modern life -- cruise control in cars, talking toy dolls -- to wage war against humans is the sci-fi read of the summer. Sure, there are bits and pieces of Terminator, World War Z and Michael Crichton here, but Wilson, who has a Ph.D. in robotics, adds realism. Steven Spielberg is fast-tracking this for a 2013 release, with Drew Goddard (Lost) penning the script.
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