I have to say waiting around for my book to be copy-edited is one of the most frustrating things I have every had to endure. For the first time I cannot motivate my self to put pen to digital paper and write. Something I love to do! Its about closer, I find myself unable to move forward with anything, writing wise, until Architect becomes the story, I always envisaged it to be! I can not Wait for the Weight to be lifted!

Architect by Steven Stennett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Taken from a review on Amazon Kindle uk

A highly individual first science fiction novel 31 Mar 2012
By Samd
Format:Kindle Edition

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 assaulting each other with computer viruses, for example, is an example of the writer forcing us to consider where technology is taking the race.

The brilliant and imaginative technical writing, does, however, have two drawbacks. One, is that the plot turns can be difficult to follow for the layman, if not translated into simple language. Second is the drawback of creating an imbalance between character and technical description. Unfortunately, this imbalance, for me, left the emotional aspect of the story somewhat light

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