This is the best of the Post-Human series and I really want to give it four stars, but I cannot. It is better than the rest of the books, and could easily have stood alone by itself.In fact, with very little work, this could have become an SF classic. Unfortunately, it comes at the end of the series, and it does not really finish the series, though there is a stuck on ending that tries, and fails to draw all the strings together.Before the truth is revealed to the reader, he had already come most of the way to understanding what is happening, because he was told the story way back in the early part of the series.**SPOILER ALERT**The truly gripping part of this novel is about a man who finds that he is a character in a simulation. It is gripping and believable, and unlike at other parts in the series, it gives us the clues to let us figure it out. Yes, it is the Matrix, but all but one of the actors is just a computer program. Now, the problem is that the plotline had to be pushed in a certain direction for the story to fit into the larger story. If the author had been free to write a real ending to the novella, then as I say, it could have been a truly classic.Unfortunately, this is the telling of a story that we learn about way back at the beginning of the series, and so the author must take it to ending that fits the series, not one that truly fits the story itself.And then he has to tack on something that could be left off to tie up his series, or so we are lead to believe.So, this is the only one I can recommend, but I would suggest that you stop at the end of Part 2, and then try to imagine your own ending to the story. It will probably be better than what you get here, as long as you have not read the first three novels. I'll admit, I almost gave up on this book in the very beginning. The first-person POV was not doing it for me! I'm happy I got past it though, because this was probably one of my favorite books in the series. One of the best concepts was that it really is both a sequel and a prequel, and that it gets laid out in a convincing way. In some of the other books of the series I felt like the story was lacking at points. This book presented the most complete story that required some thinking, but overall was easy to understand.
What do You think about Human Plus (2013)?
Awesome! Awesome! Loved this book. The stories in this series continue to get better.
—nevershout
fast paced and intelligent but not pretentious like a lot of sci fi. loved it!
—taryn
I continued to read these, but think this will be the last.
—Xana
