Review of 'Untitled Morgan 3 of 3 (Gollancz)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Noir like Blade Runner, but in the same universe as Murderbot. Or even Expanse. And more graphic in every way than either of those. Overall a fun read.
Review of 'Untitled Morgan 3 of 3 (Gollancz)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I don't remember how I heard about this book, but I remember thinking that it sounded good. And it was. It's basically the same as Altered Carbon, in a positive way. Washed-out special ops guy solves some crazy scheme, has a lot of sex and saves the day. Veil's overrider thing, having to go into hibernation four months out of twelve, reminds me of the sleeving in Altered Carbon. Although, of course, that had a lot more societal impact. Overall I'd say Thin Air is the methadone to Altered Carbon's heroin. I guess that makes me the junkie who's mainlining this crazy sci-fi action. And I think I can live with that.
I don't remember how I heard about this book, but I remember thinking that it sounded good. And it was. It's basically the same as Altered Carbon, in a positive way. Washed-out special ops guy solves some crazy scheme, has a lot of sex and saves the day. Veil's overrider thing, having to go into hibernation four months out of twelve, reminds me of the sleeving in Altered Carbon. Although, of course, that had a lot more societal impact. Overall I'd say Thin Air is the methadone to Altered Carbon's heroin. I guess that makes me the junkie who's mainlining this crazy sci-fi action. And I think I can live with that.
I read this in pretty short order. (A week or so.) its long, but fast paced, and as far as I remember, there was basically never a dull moment.
Oddly, the sex scenes were the worst parts for me. They all, with one exception, felt pretty contrived to me. More fantasy than in any way realistic, and lots of sex with folks it was clear the protagonist shouldn’t trust. It’s like he got off on it. Which is an interesting twist, but not (that I could tell) one the author planned intentionally.
The action was overall great. But I never quite understood the rules around hacking. Lots of things could be hacked at a distance. But some things needed touch, ...maybe? There is code in the sky, causing the terraforming, sure, I sort of get that, but there are also genetically modified mosquitoes that …
4.5 stars.
Pretty minor spoilers ahead.
I read this in pretty short order. (A week or so.) its long, but fast paced, and as far as I remember, there was basically never a dull moment.
Oddly, the sex scenes were the worst parts for me. They all, with one exception, felt pretty contrived to me. More fantasy than in any way realistic, and lots of sex with folks it was clear the protagonist shouldn’t trust. It’s like he got off on it. Which is an interesting twist, but not (that I could tell) one the author planned intentionally.
The action was overall great. But I never quite understood the rules around hacking. Lots of things could be hacked at a distance. But some things needed touch, ...maybe? There is code in the sky, causing the terraforming, sure, I sort of get that, but there are also genetically modified mosquitoes that deliver updates... even though there is also an internet / cell phone built into this guy’s body..?
Speaking of, the Osiris character wasn’t very flushed out either. Was it sentient, or just sophisticated software? Hard to say. After it’s origin story, I really expected it to pop up a lot more frequently, and felt like there were a bunch of places its presence would have made sense, but it remained quiet. And for as many times as it saved Veil’s ass, he sure told it to shut up a lot. I mean, that I kind of get. There was also one exchange where it was trying to get his attention... to divulge important IMMEDIATELY TACTICALLY RELEVANT information, and Veil ignored it. But why didn’t it just say the information instead of trying to get Veil’s attention and costing valuable seconds in the middle of the firefight? That just felt weird to me.
Overall, i only had minor quibbles. May not sound like it, but I did really enjoy this. Kind of superhero sci-fi, but that’s okay.