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Aniya Hawke #1
Soundless Secrets
In the neon-lit cityscape of a technologically advanced metropolis, a prominent businessman is found dead in his locked office, and the only witness is silence itself. Enter Aniya Hawke, a detective unlike any other. Equipped with groundbreaking bio-enhancements, she navigates a labyrinth of crime and conspiracy with abilities that transcend human limits.
In "Aniya Soundless Secrets," the first of an electrifying series, Aniya confronts not only the darkness lurking in its corners but also the shadows within herself. Her journey is one of relentless determination, driven by the unsolved disappearance of her brother and her unyielding quest for the truth.
Aniya's investigation exposes a network of deceit and betrayal. With every enhanced sense at her disposal, she must piece together a puzzle that holds the key to the murder — and perhaps, to the mysteries of her own past.
"Aniya Soundless Secrets" is a gripping tale of technology, tenacity, and the timeless pursuit of justice. Join Aniya as she steps into a future where the line between detective and detective work is as blurred as the one separating human from machine.
In "Aniya Soundless Secrets," the first of an electrifying series, Aniya confronts not only the darkness lurking in its corners but also the shadows within herself. Her journey is one of relentless determination, driven by the unsolved disappearance of her brother and her unyielding quest for the truth.
Aniya's investigation exposes a network of deceit and betrayal. With every enhanced sense at her disposal, she must piece together a puzzle that holds the key to the murder — and perhaps, to the mysteries of her own past.
"Aniya Soundless Secrets" is a gripping tale of technology, tenacity, and the timeless pursuit of justice. Join Aniya as she steps into a future where the line between detective and detective work is as blurred as the one separating human from machine.
129 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2023
About the author
Samuel DenHartog
373 books117 followersSamuel DenHartog is a versatile and imaginative author whose works span a wide array of genres, including mythology, fables, fairy tales, fantasy, romance, mystery, science fiction, and children's books. His stories captivate readers of all ages, blending wonder with rich, timeless narratives.
What sets Samuel apart is his ability to breathe new life into ancient tales while preserving their core essence. Whether it's mythology, folklore, or fairy tales from various cultures, by carefully balancing tradition with modern touches, he creates stories that resonate with contemporary audiences, making historical and mythical narratives feel fresh, relevant, and engaging.
Off the page, Samuel is a lifelong learner, constantly expanding his creative horizons and engaging with innovative ideas. His journey is a continual pursuit of knowledge and creativity, bridging the worlds of tradition and imagination.
What sets Samuel apart is his ability to breathe new life into ancient tales while preserving their core essence. Whether it's mythology, folklore, or fairy tales from various cultures, by carefully balancing tradition with modern touches, he creates stories that resonate with contemporary audiences, making historical and mythical narratives feel fresh, relevant, and engaging.
Off the page, Samuel is a lifelong learner, constantly expanding his creative horizons and engaging with innovative ideas. His journey is a continual pursuit of knowledge and creativity, bridging the worlds of tradition and imagination.
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June 25, 2024
Would you knowingly buy a book written by ChatGPT?
Of course you wouldn't. That's why people who make such things and put them up on Amazon don't outright say that's how they created it.
Fortunately, it's usually easy to tell. First, the cover art is almost always also A.I.-generated. Hopefully you know the look by now, that shiny smooth digital appearance full of strange details on close examination. If there are human-like figures, they look creepy as fuck. If ever you're not sure, look for an illustration credit. There won't be one, because no one drew shit, except the artists whose copyrights were violated to train the machine. Oh, on occasion if the prompt-writer is supremely honest, they'll openly state that the cover was created using Midjourney, but this is rare. The people putting these "books" out are not often being honest.
Also fortunately, once you've read A.I.-generated fiction and recognized it as such, it's easy to spot it from then on. It produces vapid, soulless prose full of bland generalization; passages devoid of any actual meaning; schmaltzy, ephemeral expressions of emotion; repetition of words that no human writer would ever use at such frequency; an overwritten, cheesy tone; and a tendency to expand on every statement to over-describe its supposed significance.
Even if you don't recognize it as A.I. writing, you may simply sense something is off or bad about it. Some of the negative reviews on this particular "author"'s "books" say things like, "I feel bad for writing this but this book was awful. It kind of read like a child’s short story with a better vocabulary." Or, "This story and series is confusing and difficult to read. The plot is lost in repetition and overly descriptive awkward passages." Or, "I’m sorry, but this was just not good. It has potential and the storyline could’ve been good, but no. And the overuse of “community”?? I counted it 23x in one chapter! What is up with that?". Even without identifying the source, readers can tell something is very, very wrong.
This book, for example, tips the reader off from the very start, in a prologue that is an explanation rather than actual storytelling, with mashed-up details that don't stand up to the slightest scrutiny. It's because the machine doesn't actually know what it's writing. It's just uses probability to figure out what the next word should be, based on all the material it digested for this purpose without permission from that material's actual human authors. As a result, the text can't fail to generate questions about what it's actually expressing, for an attentive reader who may actually be trying to understand what it's saying.
Unfortunately, not everyone can tell. "Books" like these do get some positive reviews, some of them honest reviews, even. Taste and perception and literacy varies, it is what it is. There are plenty of human-authored books that I would rail up and down as travesties of literature that others will enjoy without judgement. But if you told those people ahead of time that a book was written by ChatGPT, would they still choose to read it? Would they enjoy it as much if they knew? Someone will have to do a controlled experiment.
Look, I'm not saying this book is written by ChatGPT. The "author" is saying it.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this person, by sheer coincidence, writes (like a mad fiend) in the exact same miserable, empty, soul-sucking style, indistinguishable from that used by every one else in the last 1-2 years and at no prior time in history (random unconnected note: ChatGPT was launched in late 2022) whose books also happen to sport covers that sure look like they were created by A.I. That's probably it: it's all just a massive coincidence.
But let's continue with my obviously correct assumption that this is all A.I. product. I've read enough of this particular book to be convinced of that fact, via the available Amazon "Look Inside" preview. What is the point of all of it? Perhaps some people who put up "books" like this for sale are proud of their "creations." I don't see what there is to be proud of, but whatever. But mostly it must be to try to make money. And unless the person is upfront about using A.I., they are attempting to make money by tricking people, the people who don't recognize such "books" for what they are.
Similarly, what is the point of purchasing Goodreads Giveaways for these "books"? This author has now held eleven such giveaways, at a cost of $119 USD apiece. That is $1309 spent to force-feed these things into readers' Kindle libraries. (Maybe a bit less, sometimes GR runs $20 off giveaway promotions). That's a lot of money to spend if it's really just to get the "books" out there, share them with the world, but if pride in having A.I. create a book-like thing is the goal, I'd say you're better off pooping in the potty and having mommy exclaim what a big boy you are. More likely I expect the goal is to spend this money to generate reviews and subsequent interest in the "books" with the hope this will lead to organic sales. Will this lead to profit? Crom, I hope not, but I fear it might. Many of this author's books have a not-terrible Amazon sales rank, so someone is buying them.
Shudder.
Of course you wouldn't. That's why people who make such things and put them up on Amazon don't outright say that's how they created it.
Fortunately, it's usually easy to tell. First, the cover art is almost always also A.I.-generated. Hopefully you know the look by now, that shiny smooth digital appearance full of strange details on close examination. If there are human-like figures, they look creepy as fuck. If ever you're not sure, look for an illustration credit. There won't be one, because no one drew shit, except the artists whose copyrights were violated to train the machine. Oh, on occasion if the prompt-writer is supremely honest, they'll openly state that the cover was created using Midjourney, but this is rare. The people putting these "books" out are not often being honest.
Also fortunately, once you've read A.I.-generated fiction and recognized it as such, it's easy to spot it from then on. It produces vapid, soulless prose full of bland generalization; passages devoid of any actual meaning; schmaltzy, ephemeral expressions of emotion; repetition of words that no human writer would ever use at such frequency; an overwritten, cheesy tone; and a tendency to expand on every statement to over-describe its supposed significance.
Even if you don't recognize it as A.I. writing, you may simply sense something is off or bad about it. Some of the negative reviews on this particular "author"'s "books" say things like, "I feel bad for writing this but this book was awful. It kind of read like a child’s short story with a better vocabulary." Or, "This story and series is confusing and difficult to read. The plot is lost in repetition and overly descriptive awkward passages." Or, "I’m sorry, but this was just not good. It has potential and the storyline could’ve been good, but no. And the overuse of “community”?? I counted it 23x in one chapter! What is up with that?". Even without identifying the source, readers can tell something is very, very wrong.
This book, for example, tips the reader off from the very start, in a prologue that is an explanation rather than actual storytelling, with mashed-up details that don't stand up to the slightest scrutiny. It's because the machine doesn't actually know what it's writing. It's just uses probability to figure out what the next word should be, based on all the material it digested for this purpose without permission from that material's actual human authors. As a result, the text can't fail to generate questions about what it's actually expressing, for an attentive reader who may actually be trying to understand what it's saying.
Unfortunately, not everyone can tell. "Books" like these do get some positive reviews, some of them honest reviews, even. Taste and perception and literacy varies, it is what it is. There are plenty of human-authored books that I would rail up and down as travesties of literature that others will enjoy without judgement. But if you told those people ahead of time that a book was written by ChatGPT, would they still choose to read it? Would they enjoy it as much if they knew? Someone will have to do a controlled experiment.
Look, I'm not saying this book is written by ChatGPT. The "author" is saying it.
I hope to write 1,440 books over the next 12 years, crafting 10 books a month for the next 12 years to secure a Guinness World Record.That's three days for each book. Go ahead, write a book, any kind of readable 200 page book, in 3 days. Do you think even Stephen King is capable of this? This "author" has indeed released 83 "books" on Amazon between November 30, 2023 and June 25, 2024. Every one of them A.I.-produced in full and then wrongly formatted, in the usual shitty self-published manner of un-indented paragraphs separated by line breaks.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this person, by sheer coincidence, writes (like a mad fiend) in the exact same miserable, empty, soul-sucking style, indistinguishable from that used by every one else in the last 1-2 years and at no prior time in history (random unconnected note: ChatGPT was launched in late 2022) whose books also happen to sport covers that sure look like they were created by A.I. That's probably it: it's all just a massive coincidence.
But let's continue with my obviously correct assumption that this is all A.I. product. I've read enough of this particular book to be convinced of that fact, via the available Amazon "Look Inside" preview. What is the point of all of it? Perhaps some people who put up "books" like this for sale are proud of their "creations." I don't see what there is to be proud of, but whatever. But mostly it must be to try to make money. And unless the person is upfront about using A.I., they are attempting to make money by tricking people, the people who don't recognize such "books" for what they are.
Similarly, what is the point of purchasing Goodreads Giveaways for these "books"? This author has now held eleven such giveaways, at a cost of $119 USD apiece. That is $1309 spent to force-feed these things into readers' Kindle libraries. (Maybe a bit less, sometimes GR runs $20 off giveaway promotions). That's a lot of money to spend if it's really just to get the "books" out there, share them with the world, but if pride in having A.I. create a book-like thing is the goal, I'd say you're better off pooping in the potty and having mommy exclaim what a big boy you are. More likely I expect the goal is to spend this money to generate reviews and subsequent interest in the "books" with the hope this will lead to organic sales. Will this lead to profit? Crom, I hope not, but I fear it might. Many of this author's books have a not-terrible Amazon sales rank, so someone is buying them.
Shudder.
July 28, 2024
I won this book through good reads, but after reading 10 pages of repeat descriptions of how she is so advanced due to her nuero link and cyber advancements, I just got bored, honestly. It kinda reminds me of when you were trying to reach a word count for an essay in school so you broke out every synonym you could think of to fluff the essay.
I was hoping this was going to be similar to "ghost in the Shell", but unfortunately it is not. I wish I could write a glowing review, but this short story falls short in many ways.
I truly hope others may enjoy it, but this is just not the book for me.
I was hoping this was going to be similar to "ghost in the Shell", but unfortunately it is not. I wish I could write a glowing review, but this short story falls short in many ways.
I truly hope others may enjoy it, but this is just not the book for me.
August 27, 2024
Boring Solo Detective
I Did not mind at first the detail description of her enhancement and how she perceived the world around her. After several chapters and this is still mostly what the book is based on, it became annoying and boring. There was nearly no real interaction with other people. DEFINITELY NOT IMPRESSED!!
I Did not mind at first the detail description of her enhancement and how she perceived the world around her. After several chapters and this is still mostly what the book is based on, it became annoying and boring. There was nearly no real interaction with other people. DEFINITELY NOT IMPRESSED!!
July 9, 2024
I was excited that I won a copy as a giveaway, but I did not finish the book.
August 22, 2024
At least one of these things is true:
- AI was used to write this book
- The author is in desperate need of an editor and some writing classes
- AI was used to write this book
- The author is in desperate need of an editor and some writing classes
October 22, 2024
More to come
A good start to a 6 book so far series
Well paced,dark gritty,and a dark look into a dark future to come
A good start to a 6 book so far series
Well paced,dark gritty,and a dark look into a dark future to come
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