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The Corruption
Scientific breakthroughs have bridged the gap between the human mind and the Internet, but with horrifying consequences. Those corrupted by the technology are left incapable of human emotion, and their plight has spread across the globe like an unstoppable virus. Those who remain intact have been forced to live in fortified camps, and their numbers wane by the day.
Follow one woman’s journey as she endeavors to record what she perceives to be the last traces of the human spirit—and the terrifying last-resort effort her peers are making to destroy the Corruption, which may prove even worse that the enemy they seek to defeat.
Follow one woman’s journey as she endeavors to record what she perceives to be the last traces of the human spirit—and the terrifying last-resort effort her peers are making to destroy the Corruption, which may prove even worse that the enemy they seek to defeat.
- GenresFiction
51 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 19, 2012
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About the author
Leigh M. Lane
26 books98 followersIn addition to writing dark speculative fiction for over twenty-five years, Leigh M. Lane has sung lead and backup vocals for bands ranging from classic rock to the blues, dabbled in fine arts, and earned a black belt in karate. She has a BA in English and graduated from UNLV Magna Cum Laude. She currently lives in the dusty outskirts of Sin City with her husband, an editor and educator, and one very spoiled cat.
Her traditional Gothic horror novel, FINDING POE, was a 2013 EPIC Awards finalist in horror. Her other novels include the WORLD-MART trilogy, a tribute to Orwell, Serling, and Vonnegut, and the dark allegorical tale, MYTHS OF GODS. Her Lisa Lane books include the JANE THE HIPPIE VAMPIRE dramatic horror series and the REVELATIONS trilogy.
Her traditional Gothic horror novel, FINDING POE, was a 2013 EPIC Awards finalist in horror. Her other novels include the WORLD-MART trilogy, a tribute to Orwell, Serling, and Vonnegut, and the dark allegorical tale, MYTHS OF GODS. Her Lisa Lane books include the JANE THE HIPPIE VAMPIRE dramatic horror series and the REVELATIONS trilogy.
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June 15, 2013
This was a very good novelette with elements of both cyberpunk and fantasy - an interesting mix of genres, albeit not jarring. Set in 2094, the work is in the form of a journal kept by the protagonist Julie as she recounts the horrors of her wired world and her subsequent adventures in the quest of escaping its ordeals.
Year 2094 - the world has advanced amazingly - people, albeit only the elites, have a new technology within their grasp. They can connect their minds to cyberspace, and work their way with the virtual world without the need for any physical contact. i.e., they are wired, 24/7. And these elites are the envy of the rest of the world.
However, later generations of this technology end up infecting their minds, causing those connected to lose their identity, and essentially their humanity by losing the ability to feel any emotion. Like zombies, they exist solely in order to infect other humans by infecting them. The second-generation of those cyber-connected individuals are the most dangerous - they are born connected virtually, having no experience of any emotion whatsoever.
The world is divided into small survivor camps, and thus begins their attempt to outrun these technological zombies capable of intellect but not emotion.
The language is fluid, the dialogues perfect, the events flowing into each other credibly and logically. The writing is intense and almost perfect for about 80% of the book. The only flaw of the novelette is that it succeeds in gaining the readers' attention to the story, draws him/her in sufficiently and then towards the end, makes the story take an inexplicable course that leaves one dissatisfied, since the original plot of the war is cast aside.
Other than this one flaw, there are some very laudable aspects to the plot and characterization - the characters are believable, and the reader can connect to them easily. There is just that perfect amount of depth to the character as would suit a story like this.
The story is gender-sensitive. It doesn't aim to transform women into superwomen, nor does it keep them confined to being damsels in distress. Most of all, I love the substitution of the tiresome phrase "mankind" to a more humanistic "humankind".
A very skillful execution of a mix of cyberpunk and fantasy, it is an easy, light read. The novelette would have been absolutely smashing if it had overcome only two of its flaws - carrying the story to a logical end on the premise with which it had started, and a deeper examination of the pressing question that defines the essence of any science fiction book - what does it mean to be human?
Yet, it was almost an excellent work - a controlled, highly skilled execution.
Year 2094 - the world has advanced amazingly - people, albeit only the elites, have a new technology within their grasp. They can connect their minds to cyberspace, and work their way with the virtual world without the need for any physical contact. i.e., they are wired, 24/7. And these elites are the envy of the rest of the world.
However, later generations of this technology end up infecting their minds, causing those connected to lose their identity, and essentially their humanity by losing the ability to feel any emotion. Like zombies, they exist solely in order to infect other humans by infecting them. The second-generation of those cyber-connected individuals are the most dangerous - they are born connected virtually, having no experience of any emotion whatsoever.
The world is divided into small survivor camps, and thus begins their attempt to outrun these technological zombies capable of intellect but not emotion.
The language is fluid, the dialogues perfect, the events flowing into each other credibly and logically. The writing is intense and almost perfect for about 80% of the book. The only flaw of the novelette is that it succeeds in gaining the readers' attention to the story, draws him/her in sufficiently and then towards the end, makes the story take an inexplicable course that leaves one dissatisfied, since the original plot of the war is cast aside.
Other than this one flaw, there are some very laudable aspects to the plot and characterization - the characters are believable, and the reader can connect to them easily. There is just that perfect amount of depth to the character as would suit a story like this.
The story is gender-sensitive. It doesn't aim to transform women into superwomen, nor does it keep them confined to being damsels in distress. Most of all, I love the substitution of the tiresome phrase "mankind" to a more humanistic "humankind".
A very skillful execution of a mix of cyberpunk and fantasy, it is an easy, light read. The novelette would have been absolutely smashing if it had overcome only two of its flaws - carrying the story to a logical end on the premise with which it had started, and a deeper examination of the pressing question that defines the essence of any science fiction book - what does it mean to be human?
Yet, it was almost an excellent work - a controlled, highly skilled execution.
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