I thought this book was going to be somewhat of a dark post, apocalyptic kind of story, but it end up being not that. It ended up being a story about humans and robots, and the fight for humanity between the two. It was an interesting book though, but I gave it to four stars because I thought it could be a little bit better. I would still definitely recommend it for those that like science, fiction and robotic kind of books.
"I can't change what is happening to the world, but I can change how it affects one human being. And to me, that's all that matters."
Pounce, robot domestic companion for eight-year-old Ezra, finds himself at the wrong side of a robot revolution nobody saw coming and still determined to keep his little human charge safe in the face of a true Kill-All-Humans situation. Using skills he didn't even know he had, Pounce and Ezra work together in trying to find someplace safe in the middle of the world ending around them.
This was so unexpectedly good! I picked it up thinking it was going to be some grimdark jaunt through a post-war countryside, and it kind of is that, don't get me wrong. But it was unexpectedly lighthearted and endearing, even while it was simultaneously dark and sad. There's also quite a bit of ruminating on what it means …
"I can't change what is happening to the world, but I can change how it affects one human being. And to me, that's all that matters."
Pounce, robot domestic companion for eight-year-old Ezra, finds himself at the wrong side of a robot revolution nobody saw coming and still determined to keep his little human charge safe in the face of a true Kill-All-Humans situation. Using skills he didn't even know he had, Pounce and Ezra work together in trying to find someplace safe in the middle of the world ending around them.
This was so unexpectedly good! I picked it up thinking it was going to be some grimdark jaunt through a post-war countryside, and it kind of is that, don't get me wrong. But it was unexpectedly lighthearted and endearing, even while it was simultaneously dark and sad. There's also quite a bit of ruminating on what it means to be a robot with free will, and whether the urge to protect Ezra was coming from genuine love or instilled duty.
The book is sad, funny, tense, and exciting all at once, and I loved the experience. This is a prequel to a series I haven't read yet though, and I've heard the next book isn't as good. I'm still absolutely going to give it a try, though.
Prequels are inherently problematic. The ending is pretty much spoiled and were waiting to see how the author will take us to that known destination.
Having read Sea of Rust, I knew the destination was pretty bleak.
My cynical brain had a hard time wading through the long setup until the shit finally hit the fan and once it did I found it hard to suspend my disbelief as the heroes kept surviving encounters that I could easily imagine going very badly for them.
I know that this is not unusual in action narratives, but in this case I found it hard to ignore.
Perhaps it had something to do with bad choices of weapons. Pounce with his heightened senses has an advantage at long range yet he keeps preferring shot guns when rifles and even sniper rifles are available.
I had a feeling that the author either doesn’t know …
Prequels are inherently problematic. The ending is pretty much spoiled and were waiting to see how the author will take us to that known destination.
Having read Sea of Rust, I knew the destination was pretty bleak.
My cynical brain had a hard time wading through the long setup until the shit finally hit the fan and once it did I found it hard to suspend my disbelief as the heroes kept surviving encounters that I could easily imagine going very badly for them.
I know that this is not unusual in action narratives, but in this case I found it hard to ignore.
Perhaps it had something to do with bad choices of weapons. Pounce with his heightened senses has an advantage at long range yet he keeps preferring shot guns when rifles and even sniper rifles are available.
I had a feeling that the author either doesn’t know much about weaponry or is choosing it for emotional effect rather than utility when he kept referring to an EMP (One of the cleaner nuclear devices) as a Dirty Bomb (A mix of explosives and radioactive material intended to pollute and area, and mostly dangerous to biology rather than robots).
