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Human++ #3
Neural Web
From New York Times and USA Today bestseller Dima Zales comes the highly anticipated conclusion to the Human++ trilogy It’s been four and a half years since my friends and I revolutionized the world with our Brainocyte technology. I have a beautiful wife, a genius son, and more money than I know what to do with. My current problem? Not everyone appreciates the brave new world we've built. With enemies where I can least expect them, our life-saving technology could turn out to be the end of everything... even humanity itself.
- GenresScience Fiction
347 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 27, 2018
44 people are currently reading
122 people want to read
About the author
Dima Zales
110 books738 followersDima Zales is a full-time science fiction and fantasy author residing in Palm Coast, Florida. Prior to becoming a writer, he worked in the software development industry in New York as both a programmer and an executive. From high-frequency trading software for big banks to mobile apps for popular magazines, Dima has done it all. In 2013, he left the software industry in order to concentrate on his writing career.
Dima holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from NYU and a dual undergraduate degree in Computer Science / Psychology from Brooklyn College. He also has a number of hobbies and interests, the most unusual of which might be professional-level mentalism. He simulates mind-reading on stage and close-up, and has done shows for corporations, wealthy individuals, and friends.
He is also into healthy eating and fitness, so he should live long enough to finish all the book projects he starts. In fact, he very much hopes to catch the technological advancements that might let him live forever (biologically or otherwise). Aside from that, he also enjoys learning about current and future technologies that might enhance our lives, including artificial intelligence, biofeedback, brain-to-computer interfaces, and brain-enhancing implants.
In addition to his own works, Dima has collaborated on a number of romance novels with his wife, Anna Zaires. The Krinar Chronicles, an erotic science fiction series, has been a bestseller in its categories and has been recognized by the likes of Marie Claire and Woman’s Day. If you like erotic romance with a unique plot, please feel free to check it out, especially since the first book in the series (Close Liaisons) is available for free everywhere. Keep in mind, though, Dima Zales's books are going to be much more PG 13 . . . at least that’s the plan for now.
Anna Zaires is the love of his life and a huge inspiration in every aspect of his writing. She definitely adds her magic touch to anything Dima creates, and the books would not be the same without her. Dima’s fans are strongly encouraged to learn more about Anna and her work at http://www.annazaires.com/
Dima holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from NYU and a dual undergraduate degree in Computer Science / Psychology from Brooklyn College. He also has a number of hobbies and interests, the most unusual of which might be professional-level mentalism. He simulates mind-reading on stage and close-up, and has done shows for corporations, wealthy individuals, and friends.
He is also into healthy eating and fitness, so he should live long enough to finish all the book projects he starts. In fact, he very much hopes to catch the technological advancements that might let him live forever (biologically or otherwise). Aside from that, he also enjoys learning about current and future technologies that might enhance our lives, including artificial intelligence, biofeedback, brain-to-computer interfaces, and brain-enhancing implants.
In addition to his own works, Dima has collaborated on a number of romance novels with his wife, Anna Zaires. The Krinar Chronicles, an erotic science fiction series, has been a bestseller in its categories and has been recognized by the likes of Marie Claire and Woman’s Day. If you like erotic romance with a unique plot, please feel free to check it out, especially since the first book in the series (Close Liaisons) is available for free everywhere. Keep in mind, though, Dima Zales's books are going to be much more PG 13 . . . at least that’s the plan for now.
Anna Zaires is the love of his life and a huge inspiration in every aspect of his writing. She definitely adds her magic touch to anything Dima creates, and the books would not be the same without her. Dima’s fans are strongly encouraged to learn more about Anna and her work at http://www.annazaires.com/
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December 18, 2019
That was fun! If you enjoy information technology with an emphasis on programming this wild ride through speculative fiction will capture your imagination.
This is book 3 of the trilogy and you really need to start the story with book 1. I listened to all 3 of them with the excellent narration by William Dufris.
This is book 3 of the trilogy and you really need to start the story with book 1. I listened to all 3 of them with the excellent narration by William Dufris.
July 27, 2025
Great ending to this fast paced sci-fi techno-thriller. I you like the detail oriented tech /sci-fi story line, with edge of your seat action, you will be entertained. Every time the next action scene started I was actively holding my breath. The ideas and technology are also really cool. I was a little bit disappointed by the twist of the who was ultimately the villain, but I would definitely recommend.
August 11, 2024
Absolut amazing ideas and thoughts!
This is why i love SciFi.
Thanks Dima <3
This is why i love SciFi.
Thanks Dima <3
October 1, 2018
Summary:
A pretty good ending to what is a delightfully well-written and exciting trilogy, though I'm going back to the same sort of 'soft 4 stars' rating I gave the first book. Though certainly not on the same WOW level of Book 2, the very quick-reading 'Neural Web' was still filled with a healthy dose excitement + tension and wrapped up things nicely! Really fun light reading that you won't want to put down!
Review:
Dima Zales and 'the Mrs.' stick with the same winning formula that made the first two books a real pleasure to read in this conclusion to their trilogy. If anything, the plot seems a tad bit redundant and quite frankly predictable ("very" he smirks as he knew the identity of the bad guy from page 1!). I mean, let's be honest: if you're coming out with new soft-/hardware these days, a 'virus attack' (not a spoiler, trust me) is always going to be the big bad wolf lurking in the woods of any fable you create.
Still, it was fun to have another ride with Mike and the crew, despite personally finding wee Alan to be extremely creepy. Mike certainly has made it quite a ways from his geeky persona when this all started to his role as global savior and all around great guy, dad, husband, etc. In fact, things got a bit gooey for my tastes and there's more than one section of the book that read like the authors were wooing each other rather than really focusing on a realistic outcome. Thanks at least for not making this one of your erotic books. Oh and I did enjoy Mr. Spock's central role a lot!
Also: sorry, but I already suspended enough belief when all the testing of the Brainocytes started (I used to be in industry and even our pre-launch testing wasn't that lax!). To be blunt: I'm not willing to accept that humanity will be even a fraction as benevolent as they become after they Join (note capital J). We are - as a species - bastards covered in bastard sauce and I'm just amazed we're not already dead! IMHO, linking us all together would only ascerbate our inate greed and desire to make sure no one else gets ANY of the pie, let alone their fair share.
The whole 'merger' and 'holograph of a dead/not-dead guy' is where I think the authors missed a really good chance to drive their story even further into a more fantastical realm. Maybe I was expecting something along the lines of the premise of the really enjoyable sci-fi "Bobiverse" series by Dennis E. Taylor, but that's just me! It also gets back to the whole 'believability' aspect in that I can't believe that anyone would take that kind of 'upgrade in mortality' without a little more freaking out being involved.
Having said all that - hey, if you buy the books you can comment on the books - I can without hesitation recommend this series to sci-fi fans or even technophiles of all ilk! Enjoy!
A pretty good ending to what is a delightfully well-written and exciting trilogy, though I'm going back to the same sort of 'soft 4 stars' rating I gave the first book. Though certainly not on the same WOW level of Book 2, the very quick-reading 'Neural Web' was still filled with a healthy dose excitement + tension and wrapped up things nicely! Really fun light reading that you won't want to put down!
Review:
Dima Zales and 'the Mrs.' stick with the same winning formula that made the first two books a real pleasure to read in this conclusion to their trilogy. If anything, the plot seems a tad bit redundant and quite frankly predictable ("very" he smirks as he knew the identity of the bad guy from page 1!). I mean, let's be honest: if you're coming out with new soft-/hardware these days, a 'virus attack' (not a spoiler, trust me) is always going to be the big bad wolf lurking in the woods of any fable you create.
Still, it was fun to have another ride with Mike and the crew, despite personally finding wee Alan to be extremely creepy. Mike certainly has made it quite a ways from his geeky persona when this all started to his role as global savior and all around great guy, dad, husband, etc. In fact, things got a bit gooey for my tastes and there's more than one section of the book that read like the authors were wooing each other rather than really focusing on a realistic outcome. Thanks at least for not making this one of your erotic books. Oh and I did enjoy Mr. Spock's central role a lot!
Also: sorry, but I already suspended enough belief when all the testing of the Brainocytes started (I used to be in industry and even our pre-launch testing wasn't that lax!). To be blunt: I'm not willing to accept that humanity will be even a fraction as benevolent as they become after they Join (note capital J). We are - as a species - bastards covered in bastard sauce and I'm just amazed we're not already dead! IMHO, linking us all together would only ascerbate our inate greed and desire to make sure no one else gets ANY of the pie, let alone their fair share.
The whole 'merger' and 'holograph of a dead/not-dead guy' is where I think the authors missed a really good chance to drive their story even further into a more fantastical realm. Maybe I was expecting something along the lines of the premise of the really enjoyable sci-fi "Bobiverse" series by Dennis E. Taylor, but that's just me! It also gets back to the whole 'believability' aspect in that I can't believe that anyone would take that kind of 'upgrade in mortality' without a little more freaking out being involved.
Having said all that - hey, if you buy the books you can comment on the books - I can without hesitation recommend this series to sci-fi fans or even technophiles of all ilk! Enjoy!
November 3, 2019
Human++ book 3.
Four and a half years have passed since the events of Cyber Thoughts. Alan is four chronologically, but mentally has lived long enough to get advanced degrees. Mike and Ada's son was the only baby to get Brainocytes before legislation limited it to over eighteen. Brainocytes are mainstream and many advances have been made such as free energy. Mike, Ada, Mitya and Muhomor go to conferences around the world where the use of Brainocytes is less widespread. All four conferences are attacked simultaneously.
They suspect the RHO (Real Humans Only) group, but are preparing for the worst. Which comes sooner rather than later.
The attackers didn't seem to have any radical affiliation. Right then I suspected a hack, which Mike explains he thought was impossible so eliminated that possibility. More action and adventure, including a rescue mission. The team working on a fix and then we see more of what Brainocytes can do.
Fast fun read. Lots of action. I'm not sure where the free energy came from, unless it's a by product of people being smarter. There were by products that increases life expectancy dramatically, but no mention of it creating overpopulation. We were all caught up in the struggles of our protagonists, so still five of five stars.
Four and a half years have passed since the events of Cyber Thoughts. Alan is four chronologically, but mentally has lived long enough to get advanced degrees. Mike and Ada's son was the only baby to get Brainocytes before legislation limited it to over eighteen. Brainocytes are mainstream and many advances have been made such as free energy. Mike, Ada, Mitya and Muhomor go to conferences around the world where the use of Brainocytes is less widespread. All four conferences are attacked simultaneously.
They suspect the RHO (Real Humans Only) group, but are preparing for the worst. Which comes sooner rather than later.
The attackers didn't seem to have any radical affiliation. Right then I suspected a hack, which Mike explains he thought was impossible so eliminated that possibility. More action and adventure, including a rescue mission. The team working on a fix and then we see more of what Brainocytes can do.
Fast fun read. Lots of action. I'm not sure where the free energy came from, unless it's a by product of people being smarter. There were by products that increases life expectancy dramatically, but no mention of it creating overpopulation. We were all caught up in the struggles of our protagonists, so still five of five stars.
April 25, 2018
Compared to the first 2 books in the series, 'Neural Web' was somewhat of a let-down. Don't get me wrong - absolutely "unputdownable", if there is such an expression - but as the story develops so do the protagonists, who are, at long last, portrait as super-intelligent humans. Written in first-person, the story inevitably pulls you in and you feel being part of a fantastic, gripping journey into the [not so inconceivable] future. The more so it became unbearable frustrating - and unlike in the first two volumes - that it takes almost a hundred pages before said super-intelligent human(s) discover the reason behind the latest attack.
The rather weak explanation for the lapse in logic aside, as an avid SciFi reader of more than 40 years, I perceived this "dragging out" as an insult to every readers intelligence and suffered unnecessarily.
Aside from this, the book is the perfect conclusion to a great mini-series, although one hopes there will be a spin-off down the road.
Great read! Thanks!
The rather weak explanation for the lapse in logic aside, as an avid SciFi reader of more than 40 years, I perceived this "dragging out" as an insult to every readers intelligence and suffered unnecessarily.
Aside from this, the book is the perfect conclusion to a great mini-series, although one hopes there will be a spin-off down the road.
Great read! Thanks!
March 16, 2018
Neural Web is an action-packed, fast-paced, and a suspenseful thriller adventure with lots of surprising twists and turns along the way that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
This is a story so realistically portrayed that it feels as vivid as they come. The characters are believable, authentic and likeable. Their development was just fantastic throughout the series!
All in all, Neural Web is a fun, hugely entertaining, unique and a breathless race to a surprise ending. A sci-fi at its best.
Utterly nail-baiting and memorable. One of the best science fiction novels of the year.
If you are looking for a great series, look no further.
This is a story so realistically portrayed that it feels as vivid as they come. The characters are believable, authentic and likeable. Their development was just fantastic throughout the series!
All in all, Neural Web is a fun, hugely entertaining, unique and a breathless race to a surprise ending. A sci-fi at its best.
Utterly nail-baiting and memorable. One of the best science fiction novels of the year.
If you are looking for a great series, look no further.
January 18, 2022
The inevitable conclusion of a computer enhanced brain
There are obvious benefits of enhancing interlect with a computer extension to our brains. Yet the fear is that someone would be able to take control of us. This book deals with that possibility. It travels through fear and total dispair to the bliss of an incredibly powerful joined mind and then back to reality.
Get this book. It's as good as the previous two and you won't want to put it down.
There are obvious benefits of enhancing interlect with a computer extension to our brains. Yet the fear is that someone would be able to take control of us. This book deals with that possibility. It travels through fear and total dispair to the bliss of an incredibly powerful joined mind and then back to reality.
Get this book. It's as good as the previous two and you won't want to put it down.
June 2, 2025
I really enjoyed book 2 of the series, but book 3 felt like it
lacked the sophistication and thought that went into the first two books. Maybe it is just me, but it felt like the author was finishing a task, being to complete the series, rather than continuing the fine work of the first two books which whetted my appetite for the next one. Just my opinion, others may appreciate the direction of the plot.
lacked the sophistication and thought that went into the first two books. Maybe it is just me, but it felt like the author was finishing a task, being to complete the series, rather than continuing the fine work of the first two books which whetted my appetite for the next one. Just my opinion, others may appreciate the direction of the plot.
July 7, 2021
Super entertaining!!!
Thought provoking Sci Fi!! The series takes an unbelievable premise and makes it seem not only plausible but also possibly probable, albeit sometime in the future!! I was not sure what twists and turns these books would take, which was awesome because I couldn't predict outcomes. What a ride!!! Definitely worth reading!!!
Thought provoking Sci Fi!! The series takes an unbelievable premise and makes it seem not only plausible but also possibly probable, albeit sometime in the future!! I was not sure what twists and turns these books would take, which was awesome because I couldn't predict outcomes. What a ride!!! Definitely worth reading!!!
March 12, 2018
Overal very nice series, well written in general, it takes science pretty losely so if your hardcore sci-fi fan you might not enjoy this to much, but as a popcorn novel its damn entertaining.
May 9, 2018
Always a good read when you pick a book from Dima Zales.
January 30, 2019
Short but good
I have the feeling that this was heavily edited to cut down on the number of pages, either that or the author just got fed up with writing the story.
I have the feeling that this was heavily edited to cut down on the number of pages, either that or the author just got fed up with writing the story.
June 9, 2019
This was an action packed book of the future. I really, really want the "Join" app they talk about in the book. That type of merging of minds sounds very interesting.
June 16, 2023
Very good book, but even for the dystopian book that it is, the ending is extremely unrealistic. I'm not gonna explain why, because I wanna keep this spoiler free, but yeah, very unrealistic ending.
March 31, 2024
It was getting a bit over the top (more than the other books; so it is good if this story line ends here...)
February 27, 2018
Usually when I review a book I give a short synopsis of the book then my opinion but I don't think I can explain this book without giving anything away so I'm going straight into my opinion of the book so be warned possible spoilers.
This book was freakin' fantastic! I loved the first two book but this book was definitely the best. I loved seeing everyone again! The characters were awesome I love everyone. Mike and Ada and Alan omg Alan what a cutie! I can't believe he was only 4 years old but all that tech made him a genius! I loved that the science behind the technology in the book got even better than the previous books (although I'll admit I didn't understand half of it). The attacks on the group were nerve wracking and the death of one of their own brought me to tears. I couldn't believe it! But then he's brought back to life and it was just so much awe and joy. I loved the join app it was a very cool concept and at the end of the book when the whole world accidentally joins together was amazing! The evil mastermind wasn't who it appeared to be and I should have guessed who it really was but it never crossed my mind that it could be that person. This book was just too cool. So many emotions, I really really enjoyed this book and recommend that others read it as well!
This book was freakin' fantastic! I loved the first two book but this book was definitely the best. I loved seeing everyone again! The characters were awesome I love everyone. Mike and Ada and Alan omg Alan what a cutie! I can't believe he was only 4 years old but all that tech made him a genius! I loved that the science behind the technology in the book got even better than the previous books (although I'll admit I didn't understand half of it). The attacks on the group were nerve wracking and the death of one of their own brought me to tears. I couldn't believe it! But then he's brought back to life and it was just so much awe and joy. I loved the join app it was a very cool concept and at the end of the book when the whole world accidentally joins together was amazing! The evil mastermind wasn't who it appeared to be and I should have guessed who it really was but it never crossed my mind that it could be that person. This book was just too cool. So many emotions, I really really enjoyed this book and recommend that others read it as well!
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