I'd bet Adrian Tchaikovsky could write a sci-fi trilogy with Machies as sentient spacefarers. His Children of Time trilogy features sentient cephalopods.
Funny you should say that. I just last night finished a separate trilogy by this same author, and the only reason I mentioned it in this thread was the cephalopod connection. Speaking of "viral", you'll appreciate that the Children of Time trilogy features a species of sentient, powerful microbes.
There is a big difference, I agree, between a product push by a lover of the product and a product push by someone who gets paid to push product. And as long as we're pushing things that we love without getting paid to do ao, I'll toss in a free but strong "let's not give up on democracy".
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A group of scheming cuttle fish!