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The Somniscient
- Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
When reformed dream hacker Nix Nighthawk's sleep chip malfunctions, he is forced to seek help from a world he is trying to avoid - his old friends in the pirate dream network. But that world has changed, and Nix soon finds himself at the center of a complex plot to overthrow the vast corporation that controls every aspect of society. Betrayed by his lover, his friends, and even the technology that defines him, he has to choose: go back to living his safe and controlled existence, or be the hero and join forces with the revolutionary known only as The Somniscient.
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- Helen
- 31-08-19
great story
When reformed dream hacker Nix Nighthawk's sleep chip malfunctions, he is forced to seek help from a world he is trying to avoid - his old friends in the pirate dream network. But that world has changed,
enjoyed this book very much
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- David Munch
- 03-12-19
Classical hacker science fiction story
The Somniscient is written by Richard Levesque, and tells the tale about how Nix Nighthawk, a corporate programmer, gets wound up in trouble that he didn’t take part in, forcing him to seek help from some of his older shady friends, leading him discover a more sinister plot.
It was well written, with good pacing, and fine characters. The first part was much faster paced than the second part, with a few action sequences and a well moving plot which kept me interested. Then the plot takes a turn for the second part after a time jump, which wasn’t too clear if one wasn’t paying really good attention, and then the book moves much more slowly. I vastly preferred the first part of the book, as the second part became somewhat unfocused, and changed the overall tone of the story somewhat.
I liked the corporate science fiction setting, which reminded me a lot of both The Matrix movies, and especially Neuromancer. Everyone has a neural interface which can do a lot of smart things, and the story centers around it. I did get the impression though, that in the first part of the book, the interface was somewhat limited in use, while at the end of the book, it could make characters go full Neo and do almost anything which i felt was too much. I also thought it could have used better descriptive prose, since it was described more or less as Windows 3.1 in your mind, which was… Unimaginative I guess. It could have been more developed, instead of being a McGuffin that wasn’t properly explained. It also made the plot a bit too meh in my opinion, which was a pity, since I enjoyed everything else.
I listened to the audiobook which was narrated by Steven Jay Cohen. He’s always a joy to listen to, and this was no different. Good individual voices, and clear and exciting speech throughout the book.
Overall, if you enjoy classical hacker science fiction, then this is for you.
I received this audiobook for free in return for a review. I have no affiliation with the author, the narrator, the publisher, or their pets (Although I am sure the latter are quite nice!).
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