Jon Carlson is part of a fast-moving world where artificial and human intelligence intermingle on many levels at once: in the real world, in Mindspace, in virtual forms, and in physical bodies. At the drop of a hat, you could find yourself straying into someone's private server or even a military zone. Jon is there to rescue people who get trapped in the virtual world, or who may find it difficult to leave.The book has a distinctly intellectual side, playing with the idea that we can inhabit different planes of existence. But it's action-packed too. The pace is fast, furious and lethal. There's plenty of material for techno-weapons gurus, and for people who like a well-structured, credible fantasy world. Read this book and prepare to have your understanding of reality redefined. I'm on a little streak with reading some pretty good books. This one was worth the read and was the same genre as the last couple (sci-tech). I've been fascinated by how technology will evolve in the future to help us save the future or be our bane. The author did a decent job of extrapolating current advancements and showing how they may shape our future. However, there were a few things that bothered me about how the advancements actually happened, but overall I thought he did a good job. The characters developed throughout the book, though some were too over the top at times. As I was getting to the end of the book, I guessed most of what was going to happen and it played pretty close to my guess...except I didn't anticipate the twist at the end. :)Overall, good book to read and would recommend it. Not sure if I will read the next books in the series though...I was happy the book was coming to an end when it did.
Do You like book Turing Evolved (2000)?
Call it 3 & 1/2. Great ideas. Interesting read, but not the greatest writing.
—Nandosrox
sci-fi, AI, Transformers, Harry Harrison, demons and angels
—tsbplus3
Looking forward to the next instalment
—valeriavjh
