Architect

Children of the Great Reckoning #3

by K.B. Nelson

Children of the Great Reckoning Book 3: Architect

Sam Stelle is a being shackled on many levels—to a physical form that is not quite human;to the politically powerful Science Marga;to a lover who stands as a living firewall between the reality of humanity and the lands of a virtual reality game;to simple data file that is fast becoming yet another world, building itself upon Sam’s imagination and dreams yet deeply inimical to him.

And he is tied to an artificial intelligence that threatens to bring it all under her sway, sweeping away individuality and free will in the name of Unity.

What shackles must he break? What will be the cost? In the end, three separate realities balance on his choices because fate has decreed him the master Architect of it all.

636 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 2013

About the author

K.B. Nelson holds a master’s degree in comparative religion and loves teaching yoga, qigong and adult education classes when she is not writing, crafting fiber art or running after the sheep in her backyard. “My grandfather once said he was a jack of all trades and master of none. I think I have managed to live into that same sentiment my whole life, and I can’t say it has ever disappointed me.” Kim has authored three non-fiction titles and five science fiction works and her poetry has appeared in both national anthologies and national magazines.

Reviews

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read all the books in this series, including the fourth one, Operator. I highly recommend reading this book, but make sure you read this one after the other two books in the series that comes before it (1.Firewall Ianto and 2.Firewall Samu'el). If you don't read this series in order, you won't understand the story. This story has a great m/m romance in it, though it doesn't really focus as much on the romance as it does on everything that is happening to the characters. I really loved the romance part and would have loved more focus on it, but the rest of the story was so riveting that I could accept it. All the characters are well written and it's hard to know who the good guys and the bad guys are. The author shows all the sides in a way that you can understand why they would do what they do.

[Bad Cookie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway. It kind of reminded me of the movie The Matrix starring Keanu Reeves.