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.
What do You think about 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
