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.
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