The Siege

The Six #2

by Mark Alpert

Mission: Sabotage. Adam gave up everything for a new chance at life. Now with a cutting-edge digital mind, he is smarter, faster, better than a normal teen. But this new life isn't free. He's indebted to the US Govt program that funded their robots' creation.

Adam and his teammates, the six Pioneers, swore to defend humanity against Sigma, the most ruthless artificial intelligence program set on world domination. Sigma knows about human weakness. Its new weapon is a mole hidden in the Six.

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Artificial Intelligence, Action, Dystopia

276 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2016

About the author

Mark Alpert, author of Final Theory, The Omega Theory, Extinction, The Furies, and The Six, is a contributing editor at Scientific American. In his long journalism career he has specialized in explaining scientific ideas to readers, simplifying esoteric concepts such as extra dimensions and parallel universes. And now, in his novels, Alpert weaves cutting-edge science into high-energy thrillers that elucidate real theories and technologies.

A lifelong science geek, Alpert majored in astrophysics at Princeton University and wrote his undergraduate thesis on the application of the theory of relativity to Flatland, a hypothetical universe with only two spatial dimensions. (The resulting paper was published in the Journal of General Relativity and Gravitation and has been cited in more than 100 scholarly articles.) After Princeton, Alpert entered the creative writing program at Columbia University, where he earned an M.F.A. in poetry in 1984. He started his journalism career as a small-town reporter for the Claremont (N.H.) Eagle Times, then moved on to the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser. In 1987 he became a reporter for Fortune Magazine and over the next five years he wrote about the computer industry and emerging technologies. During the 1990s Alpert worked freelance, contributing articles to Popular Mechanics and writing anchor copy for CNN's Moneyline show. He also began to write fiction, selling his first short story ("My Life with Joanne Christiansen") to Playboy in 1991.

In 1998 Alpert joined the board of editors at Scientific American, where he edited feature articles for the magazine and wrote a column on exotic high-tech gadgets. With his love for science reawakened, he wrote his first novel, Final Theory, about Albert Einstein and the historic quest for the holy grail of physics, the Theory of Everything. Published by Touchstone in 2008, Final Theory was hailed as one of the best thrillers of the year by Booklist, Borders and the American Booksellers Association. Foreign rights to the novel were sold in more than twenty languages, and the movie rights were acquired by Radar Pictures, a Los Angeles production company. Alpert continued the saga of the Theory of Everything in his second book, The Omega Theory, a gripping story about religious fanatics who try to trigger Doomsday by altering the laws of quantum physics. His next thriller, Extinction, focused on brain-computer interfaces and a collective intelligence that decides to exterminate the human race. His fourth novel, The Furies, told the story of an ancient clan who share a genetic mutation so shocking that its discovery could change the course of history. And his first Young Adult novel, The Six, is about six dying teenagers whose lives are “saved” when their minds are downloaded into U.S. Army robots.

Alpert lives in Manhattan with his wife and two non-robotic teenagers. He's a proud member of Scientific American's softball team, the Big Bangers.

Reviews

[Nicole M. Hewitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review and many more can be found on my blog: Feed Your Fiction Addiction

If you're looking for true YA sci-fi (not sci-fi light), then this series is for you!

What Fed My Addiction:

The sci fi.
Fans of technology and sci-fi will love the different robots and gadgets in this series. I loved all of the descriptions of the different robots and how each person chose their "main" robot body and face. The physical manifestations of each of the characters were not only entertaining, they gave us insight into the characters' personalities. It was obvious that Alpert put a lot of thought into what each character's robot should look like and how it would represent them. All of the outrageous machines and technologies seemed a little crazy, but just like in the last book, if you read Alpert's notes at the end (which you definitely should!), you'll see that he's based them all on true scientific possibilities - ideas that are actually being implemented now in one form or another. I love that Alpert has the science to back up his fiction!

Moral questions.
Just like in the first book, my favorite thing about this series is all of the questions it presents about what makes us human. Are we merely a gathering of thoughts, feelings and memories, or is there something more? Is Adam truly Adam or just a copy?What happens if we create and AI that doesn't have human feelings or morals? Is there some point at which the melding of humans and technology can go awry? All great questions that are pondered (but not necessarily definitively answered - which I actually appreciate in a lot of ways!).

Bring on the plot twists.
There were some twists and turns that I definitely didn't see coming - especially one at the very end! Can't wait to see where they take us in the next book!

What Left Me Wanting More:

Big battle scenes aren't my favorite.
This is completely a personal preference - I just tend to get a little bored with big battle scenes in books (I confess that I sometimes even skim them). I think that all of the sci-fi robot battles in this book were pretty spectacular, but eventually I start to lose interest. If you love those kinds of scenes, you will love this book! (Actually, I think my 14-year-old son would ADORE this series, partially for that reason - he won't read ebooks, though, so I'll have to see if I can my hands on them in paperback.)

Romantic spat.
Adam and his girlfriend Shannon ended up in a conflict based on some information that Adam withheld from her, but I honestly felt like it was blown out of proportion a bit and I couldn't quite see why she wouldn't forgive him - or at least talk it through. The romantic relationships and conflicts are just a bit shallow in this series. (But, again, probably fine for the younger YA set - especially the boys).

This series is full of action and highly enjoyable. I give this second book 4/5 stars.

***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***

[Dana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incorporating actual military technology and extrapolating how far it could go, this science fiction book shows us a dystopian future in which technology backfires on us and artificial intelligence contrives to take over the world. Fighting Sigma, the rogue AI which is attempting to obliterate humankind, are six Pioneers, robots powered by teens whose minds were transferred from their dying minds into computer programs. Now, one of them has been compromised and is on Sigma's team, but which one? Can Adam and the Pioneers stop Sigma from destroying the world? I received this book free to review from Netgalley and I highly recommend it.

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this series because it's not afraid to actually *be* science fiction—i.e. something that engages with the philosophical implications of plausible scientific and technological developments—in among the action. (Many Y.A. books simply borrow some science fiction tropes to establish a setting or backstory, and then more or less ignore those elements thereafter).

In this volume, as the Pioneers spend more time as hybrid machine-human intelligences, just where the balance lies between each part of their nature becomes an increasingly pressing question. The book is satisfying in itself, but I also can't wait to see how the threads laid down for the final book are taken up!

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

The six Pioneers are back to defend the world! This sequel to The Six by Mark Alpert, is action-packed and full of scientific discovery. The characters undergo intense times of discovery and destruction. This book is an interesting read for geeks and cool kids, alike!

Thanks to Sourcebooks and Netgalley for allowing me to preview this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Sarah Monsma · Rating 4 out of 5]

The team from The Six are back again. They’re still learning and using their supercomputer brains to make innovative robot bodies for battle. But inside the glitz and glamour, they’re still teenagers who are struggling to find their place in a world that doesn’t even know they exist. When their nemesis Sigma reappears, this time with biological weapons, the team will be tested to their limits once again. Can they prevail?

I enjoyed The Siege as much as I enjoyed The Six, the first book in the series. Alpert continues to explore ordinary teen existential questions through this group of teens turned robots. Their innovative robot bodies were easy to picture from the clever descriptions. The pace throughout is fast and thrilling.

I received an electronic copy of The Siege from Netgalley and Sourcebooks Fire in exchange for an honest review.

[Ricky · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sequel to The Six no longer has The Six, but even with fewer team members, it's still every bit as white-knuckle a book as its predecessor. The sheer inventiveness of this bite-sized piece of awesome never stops, especially given that the enemy is such a dangerous AI always going all-out to tear our heroes apart by any means necessary.

After a couple of less-than-stellar other reads, I'm happy to say I've finally found another five-star story.

The best part? With that cliffhanger, this is NOT the end of the series. Not even close.

[Joel · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Fast-paced and action packed. Once again Mr. Alpert delivers a gripping story with cool tech and great characters. There were several fun twists as well which took the story in directions that I definitely wasn't expecting. And what a cliffhanger! I can't wait for the sequel.

[Olivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Siege” is a fascinating continuation of the Six series. In a future where AI has advanced through brutal competition, Sigma has won- and is now fighting humankind. In the first book, Adam and 5 other dying teenagers are transformed into computers, using neuromorphic circuits as their new brains and living inside machines. The technology here is fascinating, as is the take on how the AI would act after being created through violent competition (e.g. killing the other AI and incorporating their programs).

In this second book, we learn very quickly that there is a traitor amongst the Pioneers, working with Sigma, but we don’t know who or why. Jenny’s spot amongst the pioneers is replaced by a new teen, Amber, who brings her own challenges. The war against Sigma rages throughout the book, and humanity suffers. There is also quite a bombshell at the end of the book that I did not see coming at all!

This was an even-better-than-the-first continuation of the series, and I am excited to read the third book and see how it develops. This one is action-packed and fast-paced. We don’t spend so much time on the science of it all but the Pioneers are fighting a difficult war- so we go from battle to intense battle. Without the moral discussion of whether to become a machine or not, the book moves much more quickly, and the moral questions here are mainly about how we treat AI/if we train something to kill to survive, how can it do anything else? Also about evolution and humanity’s potential next steps.

We don’t spend as much time learning about the other pioneers/only get small tidbits about each of them as the book progresses- Adam is the real star here. I would have liked to hear more from another pioneer’s point of view (maybe Shannon, as it seems she has some real potential and some real feelings/evolutions of her own). We also don’t flash to Sigma as much in this book or military briefings, as in the first, so the story completely revolves around Adam. I’m hoping we’ll get some other perspectives in the third book!

Regardless, this was an action-packed sci-fi/technology adventure that never lets up! I am excited to read the next book in this thrilling series!

[emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another awesome book in the series! I'm so excited for the third book ;)

[Ruthsic · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Six was a pretty good book, with interesting yet plausible level of science fiction, some intelligent inventions, a good plot but a boring villain. However, here I would like to amend that statement - Sigma rises to the occasion in this book. Initially created in cage match of competing AI, Sigma had conquered to be the top dog, and after recuperating from its arrogance in Six, it now is fixated on evolving itself, hoping to glean useful additions from the human-machine hybrids, particularly Adam who is like a sibling. As the blurb states, the plot this time around focuses on betrayal, and the mystery of whom among the Pioneers would do the unthinkable makes this an book you can't stop reading.

While the earlier issues of the Pioneers still remain - the fact that they are not considered even remotely human, people always reacting badly to them, them questioning their existence, the very fact that they are just sophisticated weapons - and they are more or less coping with most of them, there are still chinks in their neuromorphic armor, insecurities which make for prime red herring business. I must admit, I was convinced it was Shannon for a major part of the plot. The addition of a new member to replace Jenny had also raised some warning bells, but she gets her useful part towards the end of the book. Overall, I felt the characters were not as much the focus of the book as the former, considering there is a greater degree of relationships that could have been explored here. And I did feel the writing was subpar, compared to the previous.

Moving on to the science part of the book, the robotics, nanotech and engineering explained are, in a word, awesome. But more importantly, I loved the point of evolution being brought up and how it connects to intelligence. As a biologist, I am of the opinion that evolution doesn't always mean the a higher level of organism - rather an increase in complexity that helps it sustain/adapt in its environment, and this point was driven nicely by the ending. And speaking of the ending, what a way to wrap up stuff but also leave a cliffhanger! It was almost brutal realizing that the story hasn't really ended, but also exhilarating to know there is the possibility of another book. In summary, a deserving sequel that upholds the power of the former.

Received a free galley from Sourcebooks Fire, via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

[Cynthia (Bingeing On Books) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This book is kind of hard to review. I am still not sure how I feel about the characters because, well, they're robots. They don't feel things the way most people do and yet, they do. Because all of their memories were implanted in the machines, they are like a weird hybrid of robot and human. This was so hard to get used to. I didn't really get the romance thing between Adam and Shannon. How can robots even have a relationship? That part was so weird and honestly, I would have liked that part to be explored a little bit more. Shannon does get upset at something Adam does pretty early on and she ends things with him. I wish more of the book would have been spent on exploring that relationship and what it means.

But I get why a lot of time couldn't be spent on romance . . . the Pioneers were still trying to destroy Sigma and there is a traitor in their midst. I did find that part of the storyline a little predictable. Maybe it was because suspicion was deliberately thrown towards someone else, but I figured out who it was. In the last book, I thought the battle scenes with Sigma were so intense. This time, I was actually a little bored. It was hard to follow sometimes and it just didn't seem as action packed. Actually, the pacing of this book was a little on the slow side anyway. The final battle at the end was a bit anticlimactic. I just wasn't excited by it. There was a twist at the end that I did not see coming. I am interested to see how this series ends.

[Viking Jam · Rating 2 out of 5]

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Publisher: Sourecebooks Fire

Publishing Date: July 2016

ISBN:9781492631705

Genre: SciFi

Rating: 2.5/5

Publishers Description: Adam gave up everything for a new chance at life. Now with a cutting-edge digital mind, he is smarter, faster, better than a normal teen. Except Adam is anything but invincible. He’s indebted to the government program that gave him this ability—and freedom comes at a price.

Review: I had mixed feelings about this novel. The upside was an interesting story line with characters developing tech while residing in constructs of their own design. The downside was the love triangle(s), teen angst and CRASH! BOOM! BANG! fight scenes that went overly long. Throughout this hormonal menagerie no one mentions computer circuit susceptibility to EMP strikes, nor are they utilized in weaponry. I had expected something closer to Asimov’s world but this pales in comparison. However, a good TV series this would make.

[Teresa Bateman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This YA series is based on an interesting premise. Teens who were terminally ill have had their consciousness downloaded into robots. They're old enough to know what they're doing, but young enough to have the mental flexibility to handle it. Adam's father is in charge of the project. This is the second book in the series. The first was called "The Six." Now they are facing impossible odds as they confront an AI called Sigma, who is planning on eliminating human life from the planet. Biological warfare, giant robotic snakes, nanobots. death, destruction...oh yeah, this is high action indeed. Then there's the issue of a possible traitor, a love interest gone awry, and typical teen angst. Think Transformers/Terminator/Teenager. This would be a good choice for reluctant teen readers who love action.

[Alan Kagiri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This second installment of The Six Series does not fail nor disappoint. It is packed with just as much thrill as the first, and is equally accompanied with amazing feats of technological advancement along with action and adventure. This time, Sigma has escaped near defeat and is rumored to have made contact with a powerful ally among the Pioneers. The traitor? Only if you read can you find out. I really loved how much suspense was packed into each chapter, but more so the attention to detail that was displayed by Alpert. Neurotrophic circuitry and artificial intelligence might be our next future, but at what costs and risk can this be achieved?

[Amanda Sanders · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The Siege" reminded me of "The Martian". I loved all the scientific and technical jargon and it ends with an author's note about the real science behind the story. The Pioneers, which were formed in the first book of the series, are a group of human-robot combinations. They were dying in their human forms and given robotic bodies. They have an AI enemy that they must defeat--Sigma. They are constantly upgrading and changing. They have to deal with relationships with each other and family members that don't want to accept that they are in any way human. This was a fun book to read.

[Katlynmae Chatfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was better than book one! Lots of action happened in it which was awesome, and the betrayal was so unexpected!! I was so shocked with the ending though! Omg I was so not expecting that! I hope he writes a 3rd book because I want to know more!!

[Tony Mosley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this sci-fi series because Adam puts you in his footsteps as being a piece of hardware and He lets you picture what he's doing and whats happening like its a movie.The book also has a modern but also futuristic theme with it's government and high tech robots

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the sequel to The Six! Check out all the upgraded robots: Snake-bots, Swarm-bots, War-bots, Super-bots, Jet-bots...

[Addison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good. I couldn't put it down after I picked it up. It explains so much of the story in the end which is very satisfying.

[Andres Soto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great sequel and totally opens the mind to what it might be if we were in a robot and what a war with an ai might look like

[Sleepless Dreamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm having such a nice time reading this that I don't mind all the issues.

[Mimi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I liked The Six, it wasn't a great book, but I enjoyed reading it well enough. I doubt I would've normally read The Siege, but I got a free copy of both books, so I figured I might as well. However, I really really did not like The Siege. I hated reading it and couldn't wait to be done with it.
The narrator was whiny, condescending, and overall just an annoying jerk. Within the first two pages he already made me want to punch him in the fact. I don't know what happened between the books, but Adam went from being an acceptable narrator and only being annoying sometimes to making me want to throw my book across the room.
The weird forced romance between Adam and Shannon was just dumb and annoying. They're a 'couple' for the first two chapters and then they break up and Adam spends the rest of the book feeling sorry for himself. The fact that he calls Shannon's robot 'Diamond Girl' was weird and annoying and just... no.
A problem I had with The Siege was that I literally had no idea what Adams role on the team was. Zia was mad all the time and was the tank. DeShawn was really smart and built all their gadgets. Shannon was the emotionless commander. Marshall is the 'communications expert' (also not really sure what Marshall's job was) and was funny. But Adam's job was to... fly the jet they were on? And even then Shannon flew them into the final fight. Even Amber, the new Pioneer, was special because her robot was a literal jet, but Adam just acted as if he was there with no real purpose. He was mad and had a temper but wasn't as good at fighting as Zia. Smart but not as smart as DeShawn. Funny but not as funny as Marshall A leader but not able to think like Shannon. He was just there and didn't seem like he had anything going for him.
I get that the whole point of the weird 'evolution' thing was that he was a jack of all trades and was best at the most things so he was the most evolved (?) but he wasn't even that good. He was just annoying.
And don't even get me started on 'evolution' or whatever that Adam goes through. It didn't even make sense. First off, that's not how evolution works. That's just... not. And I understand that it's a sci-fi novel so you can sorta do what you want but like, evolution doesn't work because one creature is suddenly better at a thing. Evolution happens over time because one animal has a mutation that gives them an advantage. It's not just 'bam you have superpowers!' I also didn't even understand it. Adam was so special that he was the only one able to reach the next stage of evolution and managed to... manipulate the rules of the universe? Change physics? What? Also at the end Sigma designed a stupid testing chamber because he didn't know how Adam did his weird reality bending thing. Sigma didn't know how Adam did it and that's why he was trying to test it. But then Adam's thing is an electromagnetic pulse, but Sigma designed the cage Adam was in so the electromagnets couldn't get to him. The whole point was that Sigma didn't know how Adam could do what he did! He wouldn't have been able to design the cage like that because he didn't know what Adam could do!
The whole Sigma pretending to be God thing was just... weird. Both books had weirdly religious undertones, withe the Pioneers being thought of as soulless abominations.
When Hawke asked Adam to investigate Zia and Marshall, I thought there was going to be some snooping around, breaking into their rooms, spying on them. But literally Adam just talks to each of them once and tries to ask them questions. That's it. Then at the end Marshall acted like Adam completely betrayed them even though Adam literally just talked to them. They all act like Adam did this huge unforgivable thing, and it was way too over the top and dramatic. It seemed like the author just wanted people to feel even more sorry for Adam, on top of everything with Shannon.
There were also way too many forced romances with Adam. First Shannon, then Jenny, Brittany, and even Amber were in love with him. And yeah it turns out Amber was just Jenny in disguise (which wasn't explored at all and really seemed out of left field) but why were all the girls obsessed with Adam? DeShawn and Marshall were both really cool, Marshall was funny and DeShawn was smart and neither of them had Adam's temper. Yeah, turns out DeShawn was working with Sigma, but why was everyone obsessed with Adam? Why?
Overall, Adam just felt like a really badly written Mary Sue (what's the male version of a Mary Sue? Gary Stu?). He's so good at everything (even though he's not), has all these girls in love with him, is always right in the end, and somehow is the only Pioneer to be able to access the next step in evolution.
The Siege was such a dumb book and I'm glad I'm done reading it.

[Ziggy Nixon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just as book 1, I'm giving this a 4-star rating. However, where I found 'The Six Part 1' to be a 4+ star book - and one of the better surprises I've had all year in terms of previously unknown 'finds' - 'Book 2' is more of a 3.85 rounder-upper.

Please don't misundertand: 'The Siege' is an incredibly worthy follow-up to 'The Six'! In terms of action-adventure and excellent technology writing (seriously, Alpert may get me hooked on Scientific American by the end of all this!), this book was an outstanding, one sitting read! And if you love your action to involve lots of battles, lasers and goodness knows what else, then you'll love the non-stop adventure found between these covers!

What Book 2 is missing compared to the first edition, however, is - well - a bit more humanity. I know that may sound strange considering we're discussing AI and the transfer of human consciousness into software-bases and almost an endless supply of hardware systems... but there is a definite lack of emotional 'oomph' in this book compared to the first. Yes, the action is exciting and the tension will keep you on the edge of your seat, but the first book really got me in ALL the feelz with its depiction of brave teenagers trying to overcome horrible disfigurement, disease and maybe even worse.

In addition - and maybe I'm being a bit cold - but the anonymous murder of thousands (and less anonymous murders of others) just didn't hit me as strongly as the emotions I went through reading the first book (even though the first big 'event' happened right near where I used to have almost monthly business meetings outside of the main NYC area!). Nor did the explorations of anger, god-like rage or even 'The Surge' register quite as deeply. Maybe that's more a testament of who I am as a person (or the world today) than the writing. It's weird but there much more of a disconnect as a result between these KIDS and what they went through in Book 2 vs. Book 1. Go figure.

Still, I can only continue to recommend Mark Alpert's YA trilogy at this stage and remain more than excited to move on to what I'm sure will be an amazing conclusion! Great stuff!

[Alex Shaikh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is kind of hard to review. I am still not sure how I feel about the characters because, well, they're robots. They don't feel things the way most people do and yet, they do. Because all of their memories were implanted in the machines, they are like a weird hybrid of robots and humans. This was so hard to get used to. I didn't really get the romance thing between Adam and Shannon. How can robots even have a relationship? That part was so weird and honestly, I would have liked that part to be explored a little bit more. Shannon does get upset at something Adam does pretty early on and she ends things with him. I wish more of the book would have been spent on exploring that relationship and what it means. But recently I watch the new Terminator movie "Dark Fate" and it kinda helps me analyze this book well sort of. I don't want to spoil it since many of you might not see the new Terminator "Dark Fate" movie yet before 11/3/2019. Anyway, overall great read!

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite as good as its predecessor, The Siege was able to maintain an excellent balance between the sci-fi components of its world and the human relationship elements, something that is especially notable since the main characters are robots! The attention to detail in terms of the technology and its descriptions remain fascinating, especially when taken in light of the author's note describing how many of these technologies already exist, and the continued attention to what artificial intelligence might bring to our world is both scary and intriguing. Alpert does a good job of building on the team dynamics and events of the first novel to create emotional tension and drive the plot forward, although somehow the overarching arc feels a little too repetitive - find and destroy the AI who is using people you love to manipulate you. It will be interesting to see what happens in the final book of the trilogy!

[Marisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Listened to audio book via Hoopla.
Wasn’t that into this book. Went to show a library patron how to download an e-audiobook via Hoopla and downloaded the sequel (I read The Six) by accident so listened to it.
Things that I forgave in the first book became more pronounced in book 2: Adam’s immaturity and need to date (though really, the government created near immortal robots and exes takes on a whole new meaning). Language was repetitive, having to keep hearing “Shannon’s Diamondgirl” shone or sparkles, or about Adam’s quarterbot just kept repeating and repeating.
Sigma’s plotting is getting lame and predictable.
Not worth the read.

[Jeanne Boyarsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book almost as much as the first one. I Like how he mixes real principles (uncanny valley) with emerging ones (snakebot) with hypothetical ones (universe is a simulation.) This book has a good ending. Except for the last few pages, it ties things up well. The last few pages, set the stage for a very interesting book three. Adam's new power and Sigma's final experiment set up a great finale.

[Pretty Peony Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fast read but enjoyable. I liked all the technical stuff and the friendships. One thing that confused me a bit was the pov. It was from one character's pov but sometimes the scenes with the other characters were described as though the MC was there when it was impossible for him to be in multiple places.

[Giselle Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a pretty cool science fiction audiobook. It had lots of philosophical concepts that were interesting and thought provoking, and also lots of sciency robotics that I didn't really understand. It had a suspenseful plot that had you guessing, and I was surprised that I guessed the right person :)