The Corporation Wars: Dissidence

by Ken MacLeod

Hardcover, 336 pages

Published May 12, 2016 by Orbit.

ISBN:: 978-0-356-50498-8

(10 reviews)

The sentient machines, who have died for the companies that own them over and over, discover that it is time for them to fight to live for themselves and start questioning their masters who would rather see them dead than give them the answers they so desperately seek. Original. From Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated author Ken MacLeod, an action-packed space opera told against a backdrop of interstellar drone warfare, virtual reality, and an A.I. revolution.

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Jonathan Arnold reviewed The Corporation Wars: Dissidence by Ken MacLeod

Review of 'The Corporation Wars: Dissidence' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Pretty solid far future hard science sci-fi about virtual reality, robots becoming sentient and a war for the future. To be honest, sometimes I got lost in the meta descriptions of things. And the ending had so many twists and turns, I got confused so now I have to read [b:The Corporation Wars: Insurgence|29467296|The Corporation Wars Insurgence (Second Law Trilogy, #2)|Ken MacLeod|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474613925s/29467296.jpg|49743793], the second book in the series, just to figure it out!

John Wilker reviewed The Corporation Wars: Dissidence by Ken MacLeod

Review of 'The Corporation Wars: Dissidence' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

I couldn't get past the language, if that makes sense. I'm sure the story is good, so this review is really just for future me. The writing was heavy on the (I assume) Scottish slang and such, I couldn't keep up with what was happening barely 2 chapters in.

I don't mind slang especially localized slang, but I don't need to fall into the deep end of it, where I can't tell who's who, and what's what.