Robogenesis

a novel

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Daniel H. Wilson: Robogenesis (2014)

361 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 2014

ISBN:
978-0-385-53709-4
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OCLC Number:
868429235

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4 stars (10 reviews)

A sequel to the best-selling Robopocalypse is told through a series of narratives that finds new and former characters fighting to rebuild a war-stricken world under threat of the surviving Archos machine code.

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2 stars

This book had its good moments, which is why I finished it and why it's getting two stars. I was hoping for more, though.
Considering the rave reviews this books has been getting, I'm definitely in a minority here. Basically.. I found the book fragmented and convoluted. Robocalypse and Amped are better, in my opinion.
This book is split into three parts, each part following the same time-line. For each part, you jump back to the beginning or very early in the time-line. The parts have character names, so these parts are about Lark, Mathilda and Cormac. BUT WAIT! There's more! Add another seven points of view into the mix and you have a story told by ten different characters. It got pretty tedious.
Amped used "kissy-descriptions" twice! About light-kissed moths that flutter overhead and a rust-kissed screen.
Robocalypse used it once! "...the tall grass prairie rolls and sways all …

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Subjects

  • Robots
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Fiction