Gridlinked - Neal Asher - Book Review
I've just finished Gridlinked by Neal Asher. I've recently reviewed a short story collection, and I liked it enough that as I soon as I knew his novels were on Kindle, I had to try one.
I certainly wasn't disappointed. The title refers to the ECS super-agent Ian Cormac, who has been Gridlinked - had his mind connected to the AIs - for much longer that is considered safe, and is losing touch with his humanity.
Given that people get cravings if they get away from a computer for too long (not me. of course, that might be because I'm rarely away from one for very long...), I'd say he takes it pretty well.
Given the title, I thought this would be a much bigger aspect of the story. Still the rest is well worth it, and covers the investigation of a major, unprecedented terrorist attack.
The pace was nice, and the ending was mostly satisfactory, albeit a little predictable and more telegraphed in advance than necessary (although I imagine I'd complain that it was cheap way to get a surprise with some previous warning). I expected a little more explanation of the aliens relationship (I'm avoiding a spoiler here) in the end, too.
Very much recommended.
I certainly wasn't disappointed. The title refers to the ECS super-agent Ian Cormac, who has been Gridlinked - had his mind connected to the AIs - for much longer that is considered safe, and is losing touch with his humanity.
Given that people get cravings if they get away from a computer for too long (not me. of course, that might be because I'm rarely away from one for very long...), I'd say he takes it pretty well.
Given the title, I thought this would be a much bigger aspect of the story. Still the rest is well worth it, and covers the investigation of a major, unprecedented terrorist attack.
The pace was nice, and the ending was mostly satisfactory, albeit a little predictable and more telegraphed in advance than necessary (although I imagine I'd complain that it was cheap way to get a surprise with some previous warning). I expected a little more explanation of the aliens relationship (I'm avoiding a spoiler here) in the end, too.
Very much recommended.
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