Carole Stivers was born in East Cleveland, Ohio. She received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She went on to post-doctoral work at Stanford University before launching a career in medical diagnostics. She now lives in California, where she's combined her love of writing and her fascination with the possibilities of science to create her first novel, The Mother Code.
"Carole Stivers is far from the first to wonder if motherhood can
be scientifically replicated, but this is a thoughtful and
thought-provoking addition to that meditation. An
end-of-times tale that focuses less on what has been lost and more
on what and who might be saved (and how). Stivers' wonderful
story settles right on the line between human and machine, as blame
and threat and rescue and love shift from character to character in
surprising and powerful ways."—Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times
bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside
Ourselves
“Some stories are so unique, yet so universal, that it is wonder
they aren’t a part of the human fable already. Carole Stivers’s The
Mother Code, is such a novel. Simply written but powerful, chock
full of ideas and extrapolations about what it means to be a mother
and all that such a word implies. Both apocalyptic, yet hopeful,
treat yourself to this story. You’ll be well rewarded.”—James
Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Crucible
"I could not put down The Mother Code ! Part action adventure,
part sci-fi, the novel is suspenseful and cinematic and such a
pleasure to read. Carole Stivers is a masterful storyteller and she
has combined science, technology and history to tell a beautiful
story of humanity and love."—Devi S. Laskar, author of The Atlas of
Reds and Blues
"Set against a post-pandemic apocalypse, biochemist Carole
Stivers’s The Mother Code offers it all: intriguingly
flawed characters; compelling action; and, that most elusive of
things, a fresh plot—children raised from birth by mother
bots. The Mother Code asks us to reimagine the
limitations of artificial intelligence and the costs of species
survival, and in doing so, offers a profound meditation on
motherhood and what it means to be human. Stivers is a brilliant
storyteller!"—Lori Ostlund, author of After the Parade
"The Mother Code takes us to the intersection of artificial
intelligence and biotechnology and shows us what could go wrong.
Carole Stivers has written a chilling tale about the relationship
between humans and machines in the not so distant future. It is a
prescient story that offers both a good read and a thoughtful way
of thinking about a human way to shape the technologies that are
reshaping our world."—John Markoff, author of Machines of
Loving
“The Mother Code by Carole Stivers is brilliant, innovative, and
moving.”—Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author
"Stivers’s sweeping, cinematic debut raises probing questions about
the nature of family and human connection….painful, provocative,
and ultimately infused with hope.”—Publishers Weekly
"Propulsive page turner."—Newsweek
"Debuting author Stivers, a biochemist, blends hard science,
emotional relationships, and artificial intelligence to produce a
chilling and realistic narrative."—Booklist
“Stivers’ debut novel might be a mashup of P.D. Eastman’s childhood
classic ‘Are You My Mother?’ with Kazuo Ishiguro’s breathtaking
‘Never Let Me Go.’”—The San Francisco Chronicle
“An apocalyptic novel revolving around government incompetence and
disregard for scientific evidence might seem too on the nose for
the current global crisis we are living through, but read this book
for its excellent plot, its diverse well-written characters and for
the hope that perhaps humans are not entirely terrible.”—Girly Book
Club
"Stivers counterbalances her scientific knowledge with excellent
storytelling skills, very sturdy and engaging prose, and a raft of
eternal themes that underlie the human condition…. Shifting
effortlessly from the lab to the printed page, Carole Stivers
illustrates that great science fiction must be equal parts test
tube and beating maternal heart."—Locus
"Immense and poignant resonance about the vitality and fragility of
human lives and relationships and the complexity of human emotional
needs."—Book Browse Magazine
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