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Almost Human
Stargate Atlantis
Cybernetic/Human Construct Type 2 with enhanced artificial intelligence, Serial Number 5592930299, Designation: Sheppard, Major John is sent on a mission to the Pegasus Galaxy. He and twenty-six other cycons on the expedition are hiding a secret.
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Cybernetic/Human Construct Type 2 with enhanced artificial intelligence, Serial Number 5592930299, Designation: Sheppard, Major John is sent on a mission to the Pegasus Galaxy. He and twenty-six other cycons on the expedition are hiding a secret.
Words:30242 complete
91 pages, ebook
First published September 24, 2011
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December 30, 2021
First of all, in addition to the Summary, you should be alerted to the following tags: "Mind control, Non-sexual slavery, Rodney is prejudiced." There's also an Author's Note:
For my part, anyone who's read more than a few of my reviews knows that I am unlikely to enjoy a book focusing on unsympathetic characters, or with a depressing tone/ending, so the fact that I gave this 4★s should reassure you that it doesn't get as dark as the warnings made me fear. I like explorations of constructed intelligence, and this is an insightful, original, and cleverly-plotted one, with a satisfying ending, yet which gave me lots of speculative "thinky thoughts".
I like that this fic was mainly from the cycon PoV, unlike many 'verses where it's more about the prejudiced human coming to trust a particular, often prototype, android. Rodney's soul-corroding, logic-blocking blindspot is well-explained, though, and it was good to see him finally start to (re)think, and realize the wrong he'd done.
Mature for violence and themes. Warning for dark!Rodney who goes off the rails. DL;DR (Don't like; don't read). He is redeemed by the end but if that's not your sort of thing, don't get upset at me. ....
ETA: Please note I published this before the TV show stole my title! No fair!
For my part, anyone who's read more than a few of my reviews knows that I am unlikely to enjoy a book focusing on unsympathetic characters, or with a depressing tone/ending, so the fact that I gave this 4★s should reassure you that it doesn't get as dark as the warnings made me fear. I like explorations of constructed intelligence, and this is an insightful, original, and cleverly-plotted one, with a satisfying ending, yet which gave me lots of speculative "thinky thoughts".
I like that this fic was mainly from the cycon PoV, unlike many 'verses where it's more about the prejudiced human coming to trust a particular, often prototype, android. Rodney's soul-corroding, logic-blocking blindspot is well-explained, though, and it was good to see him finally start to (re)think, and realize the wrong he'd done.
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