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Elliot Fitzpatrick
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Adam Roberts
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Adan just wants to stay at home with his smart-companion Elegy - phone, friend, confidante, sex toy. But when his mother flees to Europe and joins a cult, leaving him penniless, he has to enlist in the army. Sentient robots are invading America, but it seems Adan has a surprising ability to survive their attacks. He has a purpose, even if he doesn't know what it is.
And in the far future, war between a hivemind of AIs and the remnants of humanity is coming to its inevitable end. But one woman has developed a weapon which might change the course of the war. It's just a pity she's trapped in an inescapable prison on a hivemind ship.©2022 Adam Roberts (P)2022 Orion Publishing Group
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- TJ
- 25-03-23
Too complex for its own good
I have a masters in philosophy, a degree in a medical science, and read plenty of SF amongst other genres, so I'm not scared of complicated or highbrow. However, this experimental novel - which may turn out, once all is said and listened to, to be a masterpiece - made me want to cover my ears. After about half an hour of battling to be engaged, I called it a day. And was relieved.
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