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Dragon's Mind
Ten years ago, an artificial brain was installed into a futuristic computer system. To most people, it is a non-living entity operating in the background of their lives. Only a girl named Myth knows better: his name is Dragon and he is very much alive. After ten bodiless years, Dragon has a dream that will change everything and will put his mind and Myth’s life in mortal danger. There are powerful forces that don’t want the truth revealed and they’re coming for Dragon. But where do you run to when you’re already everywhere?
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200 pages, Paperback
First published July 3, 2012
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Vered Ehsani
99 books313 followersI've been a writer since I could hold pen to paper, which is a lot longer than I care to admit. I live in Kenya with my family and other animals. When I'm not writing, I pretend to work as an environmental consultant.
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November 17, 2014
So, judging from the cover and the title, I thought I was buying a sword-and-sorcery novel.
That's okay, I enjoy sword-and-sorcery novels.
A lot.
But it turns out that judging this book by its cover meant I got it all wrong... and I have to say that I have never been so glad to have been so wrong.
'Dragon's Mind' is a wonderful book: A high-tech thriller of the first order written by an author who knows exactly how to engage you - and keep you engaged - on every page.
To start with, Dragon is not a fearsome, fire-breathing, flying reptile but a highly advanced computer system linked to an organic brain.
Myth, meanwhile, is not a myth at all. In fact, she's a very smart girl with an impossible name - well, impossible for a 17-year-old young woman anyway. Her solution to that problem is to take the first two letters of her first and middle names - Myranda and Thalia - and call herself "Myth."
The plot is straightforward: Dragon - whose real name is MindOpS but who prefers to be called by his nickname - runs an upscale resort-and-gambling community on a man-made island. He (It?) is responsible for everything from game rooms to sewage disposal and just about everything in between. For a decade, with the help of Myth's computer genius mom and some very innovative contributions from Myth herself, everything runs smoothly.
And then one day, while trying to create a holographic image of himself to be more "people friendly," Dragon begins remembering.
That should be impossible. He's a computer system, after all, and not a person. Because of that he shouldn't have any real memories save those associated with the day he first came on line.
But he does.
What follows next is a high-tech, high-speed adventure that sets the hook deep in your consciousness and reels you in page by page. Ehsani's writing can sometimes leave you breathless as you careen along and she has laced this adventure story with both humor and some authentically snarky comments that echo those you'd hear in any senior high classroom.
Just so you know, 'Dragon's Mind' is the first book in a series.
And, just so you know, I'm about to buy the sequel.
That's okay, I enjoy sword-and-sorcery novels.
A lot.
But it turns out that judging this book by its cover meant I got it all wrong... and I have to say that I have never been so glad to have been so wrong.
'Dragon's Mind' is a wonderful book: A high-tech thriller of the first order written by an author who knows exactly how to engage you - and keep you engaged - on every page.
To start with, Dragon is not a fearsome, fire-breathing, flying reptile but a highly advanced computer system linked to an organic brain.
Myth, meanwhile, is not a myth at all. In fact, she's a very smart girl with an impossible name - well, impossible for a 17-year-old young woman anyway. Her solution to that problem is to take the first two letters of her first and middle names - Myranda and Thalia - and call herself "Myth."
The plot is straightforward: Dragon - whose real name is MindOpS but who prefers to be called by his nickname - runs an upscale resort-and-gambling community on a man-made island. He (It?) is responsible for everything from game rooms to sewage disposal and just about everything in between. For a decade, with the help of Myth's computer genius mom and some very innovative contributions from Myth herself, everything runs smoothly.
And then one day, while trying to create a holographic image of himself to be more "people friendly," Dragon begins remembering.
That should be impossible. He's a computer system, after all, and not a person. Because of that he shouldn't have any real memories save those associated with the day he first came on line.
But he does.
What follows next is a high-tech, high-speed adventure that sets the hook deep in your consciousness and reels you in page by page. Ehsani's writing can sometimes leave you breathless as you careen along and she has laced this adventure story with both humor and some authentically snarky comments that echo those you'd hear in any senior high classroom.
Just so you know, 'Dragon's Mind' is the first book in a series.
And, just so you know, I'm about to buy the sequel.
November 29, 2012
I won an e-copy of this book via a giveaway. Boy, am I glad I did! I've read a number of science fiction books but Dragon's Mind will stay with me for a long while. On to my review!
From a Reader's Perspective:
World building was well done. I got a great image of how the island was constructed in my head. Myth was likeable and fun, and watching Dragon come into his own was also something that kept me turning the page. I loved that the two grew up together and could feel the spark between them. Action scenes were well written and kept me on the edge of my seat. Pacing for this novel was right on and it ended before I wanted it to. I see this is intended to be a series but what was lacking for me was the blooming romance interest of Myth ever becoming a possibility and me not being sure it was even an interest to begin with. I'm hoping that will be fixed in upcoming books. It left me a little sad thinking about it.
From an Editor's Perspective:
A very well written indie book. I found few typos and zero other errors.
Now, for my rating:
1 star for a great set of characters
1 star for pacing
1 star for making Dragon feel so real
1 star for a well written story
-1 star for not cementing the romantic aspect
4 out of 5 stars.
A highly recommended read!
From a Reader's Perspective:
World building was well done. I got a great image of how the island was constructed in my head. Myth was likeable and fun, and watching Dragon come into his own was also something that kept me turning the page. I loved that the two grew up together and could feel the spark between them. Action scenes were well written and kept me on the edge of my seat. Pacing for this novel was right on and it ended before I wanted it to. I see this is intended to be a series but what was lacking for me was the blooming romance interest of Myth ever becoming a possibility and me not being sure it was even an interest to begin with. I'm hoping that will be fixed in upcoming books. It left me a little sad thinking about it.
From an Editor's Perspective:
A very well written indie book. I found few typos and zero other errors.
Now, for my rating:
1 star for a great set of characters
1 star for pacing
1 star for making Dragon feel so real
1 star for a well written story
-1 star for not cementing the romantic aspect
4 out of 5 stars.
A highly recommended read!
October 25, 2012
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It’s been a while since I’ve last posted. I’m not proud of it, but I am excited to be reviewing this particular book by Vered Ehsani. Anyway, as per usual I’ll try not to reveal too much, though I will be mentioning some of the themes that I picked up personally, but they may not be absorbed by other readers.
Let me first start off by saying that I thought this book’s content was immediately engaging and sucked me in. The dialogue was snappy, sharp, and was just awesome to jump into. The relationship between Dragon and Myth induces laughter but is also deep, and within a few pages I wanted them to fall in love and be together, even though one of them is a hologram and is physically nonexistent, with the exception of his brain floating in a tank full of ooze. Anyway, I thought the characters were amazing, and I also thought that the prevailing theme that “bad news always starts with a noise at the door” was neat as Myth and Dragon are pursued across Sanna Island. My favorite thing about this book was Vered’s discussion of what made Dragon human, and Myth’s coming-to-terms with accepting that he in fact was more than a non-living entity, and also Dragon’s discovery of his own humanity.
Additionally, what I thought was awesome in this book was also one reasons why I became slightly annoyed with it. As much as I adored the game of wits between Dragon and Myth, I eventually grew tired of Myth’s constant instigating and nagging. As endearing as their relationship was, there were several passages where I waited for Dragon’s hands to solidify and smack her. Conversations that could have had more depth in them were instead bouts of bickering. There were also several moments where clarification on certain subjects, (such as explaining OMG), were not needed whereas other places in the text, again, could have gone into more detail. Really this actually could have been longer, the climaxes delayed with more suspense or puzzling in between. All in all though, I really enjoyed this. With its killer dialogue and themes of humanity, I’d definitely be interested in reading the sequel. Worth a look and worth 4 suns.
You can also find this review at:
http://readinginthewindowseat.blogspo...
It’s been a while since I’ve last posted. I’m not proud of it, but I am excited to be reviewing this particular book by Vered Ehsani. Anyway, as per usual I’ll try not to reveal too much, though I will be mentioning some of the themes that I picked up personally, but they may not be absorbed by other readers.
Let me first start off by saying that I thought this book’s content was immediately engaging and sucked me in. The dialogue was snappy, sharp, and was just awesome to jump into. The relationship between Dragon and Myth induces laughter but is also deep, and within a few pages I wanted them to fall in love and be together, even though one of them is a hologram and is physically nonexistent, with the exception of his brain floating in a tank full of ooze. Anyway, I thought the characters were amazing, and I also thought that the prevailing theme that “bad news always starts with a noise at the door” was neat as Myth and Dragon are pursued across Sanna Island. My favorite thing about this book was Vered’s discussion of what made Dragon human, and Myth’s coming-to-terms with accepting that he in fact was more than a non-living entity, and also Dragon’s discovery of his own humanity.
Additionally, what I thought was awesome in this book was also one reasons why I became slightly annoyed with it. As much as I adored the game of wits between Dragon and Myth, I eventually grew tired of Myth’s constant instigating and nagging. As endearing as their relationship was, there were several passages where I waited for Dragon’s hands to solidify and smack her. Conversations that could have had more depth in them were instead bouts of bickering. There were also several moments where clarification on certain subjects, (such as explaining OMG), were not needed whereas other places in the text, again, could have gone into more detail. Really this actually could have been longer, the climaxes delayed with more suspense or puzzling in between. All in all though, I really enjoyed this. With its killer dialogue and themes of humanity, I’d definitely be interested in reading the sequel. Worth a look and worth 4 suns.
November 1, 2012
Myth, lives on a island controlled by a non-living entity called Mindops. Her mother was the creater of Mindops and for the past ten years Mindops has been her constant companion, it talks and thinks, and even has a name for itself, dragon., but Mindops is still a non-living entity , or so they think. When dragon is supposed to choose a holographic image to represent him for the island tour guides, he selects an image that is not in his computer banks, and image that he claims is himself. Myth and her mother are startled. How can dragon do this? Dragon tells them that this is his image, what he looked like when he had a body, when he had a life before he was murdered. Myth and her mother are caught up in the action that follows as the island authorities kidnap myth’s mother, and chase dragon and myth, intent of keeping the secrets of the mindops program from being exposed and destroying of dragon before he can expose them. As the book progresses the action and intrigue becomes more intense, leading to a thrilling conclusion.
Dragon’s mind is a read that poses questions about sentience, mortality, rights, and what it really means to be alive. The book while delivering an action –filled read, encourages the reader to think deeper than the surface pot without forcing the reader into a philosophical discussion. Dragon’s mind has twist and turns and neatly unravels each while plying on more in a way that keeps the plot rolling to the final page.
Dragon’s mind had a few flaws however,. At times the action was kind of unbelievable. The main character Myth also had a stilted way of talking, occasionally. Sometimes the dream/thought sequences that dragon had were distracting from the main plot.
Otherwise dragon’s mind is an excellent scifi/fantasy book. It would be a great book for a discussion starter on sentience and the use of technologically by humans.
Age Group: 13+
Content: references to people being murdered for their brains, references to violence, and killing. References to kidnapping.
Dragon’s mind is a read that poses questions about sentience, mortality, rights, and what it really means to be alive. The book while delivering an action –filled read, encourages the reader to think deeper than the surface pot without forcing the reader into a philosophical discussion. Dragon’s mind has twist and turns and neatly unravels each while plying on more in a way that keeps the plot rolling to the final page.
Dragon’s mind had a few flaws however,. At times the action was kind of unbelievable. The main character Myth also had a stilted way of talking, occasionally. Sometimes the dream/thought sequences that dragon had were distracting from the main plot.
Otherwise dragon’s mind is an excellent scifi/fantasy book. It would be a great book for a discussion starter on sentience and the use of technologically by humans.
Age Group: 13+
Content: references to people being murdered for their brains, references to violence, and killing. References to kidnapping.
January 30, 2013
Summary: Mind Operating System or “MindOpS” (aka Dragon) is the lab-created brain that runs all the systems on this vacation island. Myranda Thalia Johannson (aka Myth) is the bi-racial teenage daughter of one of the elite scientists who works on the MindOpS project. Myth is working on a thesis to allow Dragon to choose an avatar, a holographic projection of himself in human form, to make it easier for humans to interact with him. When Dragon selects an image not provided in the files, he discovers that he has a memory of himself as a real human and then realizes that he’s a brain harvested from a murdered man rather than a lab-created mass. Then the Games Boss and the Albino move in…
I liked it. It was simple, but well-written and I’d be interested in seeing where it goes in book 2 but I'd rather spend less on the Kindle version than buy paper. Grade 6-10
Reminds me of HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey by Clarke or even I, Robot by Asimov, but those are for a much more advanced reader (grade 11+).
I liked it. It was simple, but well-written and I’d be interested in seeing where it goes in book 2 but I'd rather spend less on the Kindle version than buy paper. Grade 6-10
Reminds me of HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey by Clarke or even I, Robot by Asimov, but those are for a much more advanced reader (grade 11+).
December 26, 2012
Dragon's Mind was a great read with perfect pacing. I was never bored. I didn't skip any pages or scenes, and it wrapped up very nicely. I like the two person POV so much that I never hurried through one chapter to get to the next character. When it comes to multiple POVs I've been known to favor one over the other (s). Not this time. It is an exciting read, full of action and adventure and at the same time what comes across as a deep connection between the main characters. Not to mention the original concept. Dragon isn't human, he's a brain. Which is creepy, but once I got past the first chapter, I kind of forgot about it.
I'm not a Sci-Fi fan, but I think Ms. Ehsani as changed me! I have no complaints. I don't read Sci-Fi at all, so maybe I'm not the one to ask, but I think this would be a welcomed addition.
This review was submitted by Diverse Pages reader, Jannean. The unedited version can be found here
I'm not a Sci-Fi fan, but I think Ms. Ehsani as changed me! I have no complaints. I don't read Sci-Fi at all, so maybe I'm not the one to ask, but I think this would be a welcomed addition.
This review was submitted by Diverse Pages reader, Jannean. The unedited version can be found here
August 25, 2012
3.5 stars. What an interesting concept - a former human brain that is turned into a computer and runs an island. I really liked the main character Myth. She was kind of like me - snarky on the outside but a big marshmallow on the inside. The story itself was very fast moving but beware you are thrown into the world so you have to make your own assumptions about how everyone and everything got to be the way they are. I am thinking more of the past lives will be revealed in book two so I just went with it and it was fine. What I liked most was the fun interactions between Myth and Dragon. This book had a lot more humor in it than I expected and I really like that aspect. I recommend this one if you are looking for a fast fun sci fi read.
Thanks to Vered for allowing me to read and review this book!
Thanks to Vered for allowing me to read and review this book!
August 30, 2012
This is a futuristic, science fiction novel which is targeted at young adults. The storyline was very easy to immerse myself in, which enabled me to finish it pretty fast. Very enjoyable, and I will be looking out for the sequel.
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