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This review is from: Architect (Kindle Edition)
A first self-published book
with an approach and ideas that are very original and defiantly
individual.In 'Architect' Steve Stennett takes the reader into a technologically advanced dystopian universe where man and technology are no longer clearly delineated. A trans-galactic chase is underway and the reader is lead on a disorientating journey.
Most impressive is the author's description of the technology of this bleak future universe. Sometimes, no detail is too much, creating a heady sense of being overwhelmed by jargon. As a layman, I found myself, at times, confused by the accounts of interactions of software, programmes and hardware, adorning humans, androids, planets and spacecraft. Yet, though alienating, I found the information overload to be a strangely effective way of writing about a futuristic universe. I got the sense it wasn't just me that was disorientated, so was the humanity of the story, having been hi-jacked by technological advances and society desolated as a result. The idea of two beings assualting each other with computer viruses, for example, is an example of the writer forcing us to consider where technology is taking the race.
If the author can utilise his passion for technology and apply it to his characters too, his future work, it will be well worth reading. In the meantime, if you approach "Architect" with an open-mind, there is much to admire and learn from an ambitious and different type of science fiction novel.
