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Installed: A Cyberpunk Thriller
Dr. Karl Terrace has been framed for a deadly terror attack. It’s up to him - and the dead man in his brain - to prove his innocence.
Karl is the perfect scapegoat . No family, no friends - and a knack for being in the wrong place at the right time. That was true when he was selected to be the first man to share his mind with an installed intelligence - a groundbreaking procedure. But when he’s framed for a devastating massacre, it’s time for Karl to decide what’s worth living for… and what’s worth dying for.
With the help of Maynard Batiste, the eccentric genius installed onto his brain, Karl must uncover the truth and expose a traitor. Failure doesn’t just mean paying for the crimes of another… it could spell extinction for an entire race.
Can Karl and Maynard outrace a conspiracy? Or will the truth be hidden forever?
Experience Installed, the first book in the heart-pounding, mind-twisting Installed Intelligence series by Phoenix Ward! If you like Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, and Black Mirror, then you won’t be able to put this book down.
Karl is the perfect scapegoat . No family, no friends - and a knack for being in the wrong place at the right time. That was true when he was selected to be the first man to share his mind with an installed intelligence - a groundbreaking procedure. But when he’s framed for a devastating massacre, it’s time for Karl to decide what’s worth living for… and what’s worth dying for.
With the help of Maynard Batiste, the eccentric genius installed onto his brain, Karl must uncover the truth and expose a traitor. Failure doesn’t just mean paying for the crimes of another… it could spell extinction for an entire race.
Can Karl and Maynard outrace a conspiracy? Or will the truth be hidden forever?
Experience Installed, the first book in the heart-pounding, mind-twisting Installed Intelligence series by Phoenix Ward! If you like Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, and Black Mirror, then you won’t be able to put this book down.
270 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 15, 2018
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About the author
Phoenix Ward
33 books9 followersPhoenix Ward is the author of thought-provoking science fiction and fantasy. The inventive mind behind A Guardian Angel, Oneironaut, the Alfred Arnold Saga, and the Installed Intelligence series, Phoenix captures the bizarre eccentricities that make reading unique.
Phoenix wears pajama pants under his jeans in the winter and has a ham tattooed on his chest. He draws inspiration from such science fiction legends as Philip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov. He currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Phoenix wears pajama pants under his jeans in the winter and has a ham tattooed on his chest. He draws inspiration from such science fiction legends as Philip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov. He currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
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June 18, 2019
A controversial, disturbing and unique reading experience.
The idea of connecting a human mind with an I.I.(Installed Intelligence) is called a ‘mindshare’ process. This is a mind blowing concept, having another identity in your brain, who might be able to control all of you and telecommunications is terrifying! I hope it never becomes a reality! Lol. I enjoyed every scary moment of the story. It has mystery, intrigue, conspiracy, moments of despair, all that kept me on my toes till the end. Onto Corrupted #2!
The idea of connecting a human mind with an I.I.(Installed Intelligence) is called a ‘mindshare’ process. This is a mind blowing concept, having another identity in your brain, who might be able to control all of you and telecommunications is terrifying! I hope it never becomes a reality! Lol. I enjoyed every scary moment of the story. It has mystery, intrigue, conspiracy, moments of despair, all that kept me on my toes till the end. Onto Corrupted #2!
October 5, 2018
“An installed intelligence (‘II’) is the digital embodiment of a human mind. Upon death, a human being can be “installed,” which allows their consciousness to exist in a computer.” Scientists eventually agreed that the installed intelligence was capable of disagreeing with its organic counterpart, as such a disagreement was televised. And therefore, they were not the same mind. That, of course, led to the II-citizenship movement and controversy from others who did not acknowledge their worthiness to become citizens. Decades later, a “mindshare” procedure was developed to install the ‘II’ into a human brain to see how they might adjust to each other!
From that point, the book gets into what it was like with internal retina displays to track your appointments and such. It was surreal reading the interactions of people over what they had in their lives now and the newest things being sold to wealthy clients. The book is well written, but it wasn’t the type of story that I enjoyed. It took too much of my own brain to process all that I was reading about. It picked up again when the investigation began into what happened at Columbine’s II bank. By then, I was no longer invested in the outcome.
I think this book fits a niche for some people, and they will enjoy the writing. For me, however, it just wasn’t a good fit. I have no criticism of the story. It’s just too convoluted for me when I sit down to enjoy my reading experience. I don’t want to instead face moral dilemmas and things that I feel I can read about “out there” in the world we live in. Not a bad book but not a good fit for me.
From that point, the book gets into what it was like with internal retina displays to track your appointments and such. It was surreal reading the interactions of people over what they had in their lives now and the newest things being sold to wealthy clients. The book is well written, but it wasn’t the type of story that I enjoyed. It took too much of my own brain to process all that I was reading about. It picked up again when the investigation began into what happened at Columbine’s II bank. By then, I was no longer invested in the outcome.
I think this book fits a niche for some people, and they will enjoy the writing. For me, however, it just wasn’t a good fit. I have no criticism of the story. It’s just too convoluted for me when I sit down to enjoy my reading experience. I don’t want to instead face moral dilemmas and things that I feel I can read about “out there” in the world we live in. Not a bad book but not a good fit for me.
October 14, 2019
I really liked the first book in the mind-bending cyberpunk thriller, Installed by Phoenix Ward. The author kept me interested with a well-thought plot, suspenseful events, and developed characters.
It is the future. Scientists are trying to figure out how to install a dead person’s intelligence into another’s brain. What are the ethical ramifications? Must a person have a body to achieve personhood?
In the novel, Dr. Karl Terrace experiments on himself by installing Maynard Batiste onto his brain. Shortly after the installation, his lab is attacked by terrorists, killing most of the coworkers. After his escape from the terrifying ordeal, Karl is framed for this and another act of terrorism.
Can he and his I.I. figure out who is framing them? Lots of surprises await the reader.
If you like cyber sci-fi, I recommend this book. I can’t wait to read the next installment.
It is the future. Scientists are trying to figure out how to install a dead person’s intelligence into another’s brain. What are the ethical ramifications? Must a person have a body to achieve personhood?
In the novel, Dr. Karl Terrace experiments on himself by installing Maynard Batiste onto his brain. Shortly after the installation, his lab is attacked by terrorists, killing most of the coworkers. After his escape from the terrifying ordeal, Karl is framed for this and another act of terrorism.
Can he and his I.I. figure out who is framing them? Lots of surprises await the reader.
If you like cyber sci-fi, I recommend this book. I can’t wait to read the next installment.
April 5, 2020
Good story
Wow. Didn’t we that coming. Great story. Will keep you in the edge of your seat until the end.
A few bad words, but clean of sexual content.
Wow. Didn’t we that coming. Great story. Will keep you in the edge of your seat until the end.
A few bad words, but clean of sexual content.
August 11, 2020
The opening to the book is a lame 1950s secretary interaction, and it never gets better from there. It's ashame when a scifi plot is totally ruined by poor story and writing.
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