What do you think?
Rate this book
The Crying Machine
A sharp, lyrical thriller of power, religion, and artificial intelligence.
The world has changed, but Jerusalem endures. Overlooked by new superpowers, the Holy City of the future is a haven of spies and smugglers, exiles and extremists.
A refugee with strange technological abilities searches for a place to disappear.
An ambitious young criminal plots the heist that could make or destroy him.
A corrupt minister harnesses the power of the past in a ruthless play for complete control.
And the wheels of another plan – as old and intricate as the city itself – begin to turn…
The world has changed, but Jerusalem endures. Overlooked by new superpowers, the Holy City of the future is a haven of spies and smugglers, exiles and extremists.
A refugee with strange technological abilities searches for a place to disappear.
An ambitious young criminal plots the heist that could make or destroy him.
A corrupt minister harnesses the power of the past in a ruthless play for complete control.
And the wheels of another plan – as old and intricate as the city itself – begin to turn…
304 pages, Hardcover
First published April 4, 2019
5 people are currently reading
171 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 20 of 20 reviews
May 9, 2019
4/5
Cards on the table time: I love William Gibson. I am still not over Neuromancer. I will probably *never* be over Neuromancer. And this reads like a William Gibson cyberpunk novel.
But is it cyberpunk? Neuromancer asks the question "When does the machine end and God begin?"
The Crying Machine asks the opposite: "When does the evolved Machine become human?"
This is a book that quite literally asks "What is God?", and if that's not a heavy theme then I don't know what is.
This is theological SF, a clash of religion and ideology and technology set, fittingly enough, in a war-ravaged near-future Jerusalem. It's a very well written, immersive read but it's not an easy book. I enjoyed it a great deal, although I wouldn't like to put hand on heart and swear that I completely understood it. It's definitely one that deserves a second read to fully absorb its meaning.
The Crying Machine is evocative and thought-provoking, and Chivers is an author I will be following with interest in the future.
Cards on the table time: I love William Gibson. I am still not over Neuromancer. I will probably *never* be over Neuromancer. And this reads like a William Gibson cyberpunk novel.
But is it cyberpunk? Neuromancer asks the question "When does the machine end and God begin?"
The Crying Machine asks the opposite: "When does the evolved Machine become human?"
This is a book that quite literally asks "What is God?", and if that's not a heavy theme then I don't know what is.
This is theological SF, a clash of religion and ideology and technology set, fittingly enough, in a war-ravaged near-future Jerusalem. It's a very well written, immersive read but it's not an easy book. I enjoyed it a great deal, although I wouldn't like to put hand on heart and swear that I completely understood it. It's definitely one that deserves a second read to fully absorb its meaning.
The Crying Machine is evocative and thought-provoking, and Chivers is an author I will be following with interest in the future.
April 3, 2019
Solid 4/5 no rounding up necessary here.
**I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
I'll be honest, I was hesitant after the first chapter, wondering what I'd gotten myself into but I kept on and the other chapters were still a bit 'hmm' for me until about 30 pages in and then it all just clicked, Chivers had me hooked.
The premise was already right up my alley, Sci-Fi/Dystopia and I'm always a sucker for books about AI (or movies or anything else lol).
Clementine is a nugget and I want to protect her with all my heart and hiss at anyone who gets near her.
But, not to go crazy and mention a whole bunch of names that will mean nothing to you all, let's start small.
The story switches between three characters, each chapter is told in the first person and not two chapters in a row are from the same perspective/character. The characters are Silas, Levi, and Clementine who I've already mentioned. It's fun to have the perspective go from one of the 'good guys' to the corrupt minister and I really enjoyed that. The story is set in Jerusalem and I like that the reason it is, is because the Mechanicals/Machines have taken over Europe and the US. This means that the people coming to Jerusalem from those people are mostly refugees and that's a pretty interesting take. As this is set in the future, Jerusalem's history is mentioned but nothing is in depth on it, which is pretty good for this particular book, I applaud Chivers on balancing that well enough. He doesn't try to write about what he doesn't know as far as setting the book in a different country goes and that's always a nice and refreshing thing, and his own take remains in our futuristic world he's built.
I would have enjoyed more of his world building for this dystopia setting and that was probably my biggest let down in this novel. But this is more character driven and not only that but the plot doesn't need you to know more than what he gives.
Overall this book really touched on humanity, showing an AI hybrid what it means to be human, and along the way perhaps a few others learn the meaning too [such as our ambitious criminal] and though there is talk about religion it's not to shove it in your face, it's part of the ties to the past and I really LOVED that there is a religion based off worshipping machines, and not to mention God is referred to with she/her in this so, I'm already like 'damn straight' lol.
The minor characters were interesting as well and I can say Yusuf and Amos were my favorites in that regard but I won't give away too many details.
Really loved this and was so satisfied when I finished, it was an unexpected favorite for me.
**I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
I'll be honest, I was hesitant after the first chapter, wondering what I'd gotten myself into but I kept on and the other chapters were still a bit 'hmm' for me until about 30 pages in and then it all just clicked, Chivers had me hooked.
The premise was already right up my alley, Sci-Fi/Dystopia and I'm always a sucker for books about AI (or movies or anything else lol).
Clementine is a nugget and I want to protect her with all my heart and hiss at anyone who gets near her.
But, not to go crazy and mention a whole bunch of names that will mean nothing to you all, let's start small.
The story switches between three characters, each chapter is told in the first person and not two chapters in a row are from the same perspective/character. The characters are Silas, Levi, and Clementine who I've already mentioned. It's fun to have the perspective go from one of the 'good guys' to the corrupt minister and I really enjoyed that. The story is set in Jerusalem and I like that the reason it is, is because the Mechanicals/Machines have taken over Europe and the US. This means that the people coming to Jerusalem from those people are mostly refugees and that's a pretty interesting take. As this is set in the future, Jerusalem's history is mentioned but nothing is in depth on it, which is pretty good for this particular book, I applaud Chivers on balancing that well enough. He doesn't try to write about what he doesn't know as far as setting the book in a different country goes and that's always a nice and refreshing thing, and his own take remains in our futuristic world he's built.
I would have enjoyed more of his world building for this dystopia setting and that was probably my biggest let down in this novel. But this is more character driven and not only that but the plot doesn't need you to know more than what he gives.
Overall this book really touched on humanity, showing an AI hybrid what it means to be human, and along the way perhaps a few others learn the meaning too [such as our ambitious criminal] and though there is talk about religion it's not to shove it in your face, it's part of the ties to the past and I really LOVED that there is a religion based off worshipping machines, and not to mention God is referred to with she/her in this so, I'm already like 'damn straight' lol.
The minor characters were interesting as well and I can say Yusuf and Amos were my favorites in that regard but I won't give away too many details.
Really loved this and was so satisfied when I finished, it was an unexpected favorite for me.
April 24, 2020
A cyberpunk thriller notable for a strong sense of place and a hurried genre-switching conclusion which may alienate some readers.
The location's the star in this cyberpunk political thriller set in a future Jerusalem; this is one of those books that captures a sense of place so brilliantly that it makes you feel like you've been on a (slightly scary) holiday. The prose is finely crafted, and underlying the whole story is an irrepressible current of intelligence and thoughtfulness in how the author tackles the religious and political issues which form its backdrop.
Less exciting are a number of recycled cyberpunk tropes and questions. The story borrows heavily from Bladerunner and Neuromancer, but lacks the intellectual heft of either. Some of the characterisation is thin, which leaves a critical "surprise" moral decision feeling unearned. But the elephant in the room - the thing that's going to kill this book for many - is the final act, which is both aggravatingly unrelated to most of the preceding story and involves an un-foreshadowed genre and tone switch which IMO, did not work.
The location's the star in this cyberpunk political thriller set in a future Jerusalem; this is one of those books that captures a sense of place so brilliantly that it makes you feel like you've been on a (slightly scary) holiday. The prose is finely crafted, and underlying the whole story is an irrepressible current of intelligence and thoughtfulness in how the author tackles the religious and political issues which form its backdrop.
Less exciting are a number of recycled cyberpunk tropes and questions. The story borrows heavily from Bladerunner and Neuromancer, but lacks the intellectual heft of either. Some of the characterisation is thin, which leaves a critical "surprise" moral decision feeling unearned. But the elephant in the room - the thing that's going to kill this book for many - is the final act, which is both aggravatingly unrelated to most of the preceding story and involves an un-foreshadowed genre and tone switch which IMO, did not work.
May 17, 2019
3.5 stars
I really enjoyed this debut about future Jerusalem after four world wars and the new world power alliances and innovation. Part heist story, part tech thriller, it's a departure from the type of book I normally read and was a real breath of fresh air.
Chivers uses three first-person POVs, each distinct enough in idiolect and tone that it wasn't confusing as to which character we were reading, which is an accomplishment in itself.
I really enjoyed Clementine's evolution throughout the book, as well as the reveals about her history and who she actually is. They were woven in really well with the history of the world and the rise of the Machines in the west.
I thought the portrayal of the Cult of the Machine worked really well set alongside the other religions that all claim Jerusalem as a holy place. The attention to detail about Jerusalem itself was excellent; I could easily picture the streets and environment, and taste the dust on the air.
I'm now of course fascinated by the real historical object at the heart of the heist, and this grounding in the real world added a layer of authenticity - and believability - to the future world the author created.
I did find myself a little confused by the technological details towards the end of the book, which meant I found the ending slightly odd - but I have no doubt that is my lack of knowledge and not any fault with the plot.
I think Chivers may be one to watch.
Thanks to HarperVoyager for a copy of The Crying Machine in exchange for a review.
I really enjoyed this debut about future Jerusalem after four world wars and the new world power alliances and innovation. Part heist story, part tech thriller, it's a departure from the type of book I normally read and was a real breath of fresh air.
Chivers uses three first-person POVs, each distinct enough in idiolect and tone that it wasn't confusing as to which character we were reading, which is an accomplishment in itself.
I really enjoyed Clementine's evolution throughout the book, as well as the reveals about her history and who she actually is. They were woven in really well with the history of the world and the rise of the Machines in the west.
I thought the portrayal of the Cult of the Machine worked really well set alongside the other religions that all claim Jerusalem as a holy place. The attention to detail about Jerusalem itself was excellent; I could easily picture the streets and environment, and taste the dust on the air.
I'm now of course fascinated by the real historical object at the heart of the heist, and this grounding in the real world added a layer of authenticity - and believability - to the future world the author created.
I did find myself a little confused by the technological details towards the end of the book, which meant I found the ending slightly odd - but I have no doubt that is my lack of knowledge and not any fault with the plot.
I think Chivers may be one to watch.
Thanks to HarperVoyager for a copy of The Crying Machine in exchange for a review.
March 24, 2020
At first it was a hard world to digest as I slowly got more and more into the delicately crafted world that the Crying Machine was set.
Then suddenly like a switch I was hooked, a true work of science fiction for me in the fact that it triggered for me the endless search for questions and possibilities and very bold representations of contemporary questions in particular it's attention to detail around AI
I thrilled as I concurrently read this masterpiece whilst dreaming about cyberpunk video games I like to play and epic science fiction classic movies I had grown to love.
But what set this Novel apart from me from the endless science fiction material I had consumed was my pure attachment to the main characters and the way their lives delicately intersected ever so elegantly until I was so hooked by what the author had pulled off and the questions he truly posed to me the reader, my life feels enriched by reading this dense and well worth the slug piece of art. Thank you for the good read
Then suddenly like a switch I was hooked, a true work of science fiction for me in the fact that it triggered for me the endless search for questions and possibilities and very bold representations of contemporary questions in particular it's attention to detail around AI
I thrilled as I concurrently read this masterpiece whilst dreaming about cyberpunk video games I like to play and epic science fiction classic movies I had grown to love.
But what set this Novel apart from me from the endless science fiction material I had consumed was my pure attachment to the main characters and the way their lives delicately intersected ever so elegantly until I was so hooked by what the author had pulled off and the questions he truly posed to me the reader, my life feels enriched by reading this dense and well worth the slug piece of art. Thank you for the good read
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 15, 2020
Very impressed by the writing, and the first half was a deftly plotted, fast moving and at times funny cyberpunk caper. After that it got very much bogged down in the symbolism, politics and religion and my interest waned a touch. Overall, a decent read and fair play for trying to do something thoughtful with the genre.
maybe-read
April 3, 2019Recommended by Haley @ The Caffeinated Reader.
April 14, 2019
I bought this very original thriller to read on holiday and was hooked from the start. The opening pitches the reader into a Jerusalem of the future where hundreds of refugees are fleeing to escape the wars in Europe. Among them is Clementine, who is trying to disappear in the city, but finds that being a lone Western woman makes her conspicuous. For help, she turns to a petty criminal called Levi Peres.
But Levi's world is also dangerous. When Clementine meets him, he has just become a pawn in a plot by a corrupt politician to steal a priceless artefact from a museum. Clementine turns out to have some very unconventional abilities and she uses them to help Levi pull off a fantastic high-tech heist (one of several very enjoyable set-pieces in the book). But quite a few other people would also like to get their hands on the artefact, the Antikythera Mechanism, and don't care at what cost...
This thriller, told in turn by three narrators, is a roller-coaster ride with lots of twists and turns. But it's also much more than that. It imagines new political factions of the future, such as the (wonderfully named) Sino-Soviet Republic of Humanity. It asks some thought-provoking questions about how far we should let our obsession with technology go, and where the boundary lies between religious fervour and fanaticism. And it also explores what it means to be human in a future where nearly everyone has been, at least to some extent, technologically 'enhanced'.
I loved the scene-setting. The author has worked as a television producer and there is a really visual quality to his writing. He also has a lyrical turn of phrase and can describe the 'tenebrous edges of alleys split in two by the sun' and the dancers in a nightclub 'rippling like grass in the wind of the rhythms'. On the downside, I found that in some exchanges of dialogue, I was occasionally unsure as to who was speaking. But that is a minor gripe about a story that kept me turning the pages, entertained me a great deal and gave me lots to think about along the way.
But Levi's world is also dangerous. When Clementine meets him, he has just become a pawn in a plot by a corrupt politician to steal a priceless artefact from a museum. Clementine turns out to have some very unconventional abilities and she uses them to help Levi pull off a fantastic high-tech heist (one of several very enjoyable set-pieces in the book). But quite a few other people would also like to get their hands on the artefact, the Antikythera Mechanism, and don't care at what cost...
This thriller, told in turn by three narrators, is a roller-coaster ride with lots of twists and turns. But it's also much more than that. It imagines new political factions of the future, such as the (wonderfully named) Sino-Soviet Republic of Humanity. It asks some thought-provoking questions about how far we should let our obsession with technology go, and where the boundary lies between religious fervour and fanaticism. And it also explores what it means to be human in a future where nearly everyone has been, at least to some extent, technologically 'enhanced'.
I loved the scene-setting. The author has worked as a television producer and there is a really visual quality to his writing. He also has a lyrical turn of phrase and can describe the 'tenebrous edges of alleys split in two by the sun' and the dancers in a nightclub 'rippling like grass in the wind of the rhythms'. On the downside, I found that in some exchanges of dialogue, I was occasionally unsure as to who was speaking. But that is a minor gripe about a story that kept me turning the pages, entertained me a great deal and gave me lots to think about along the way.
April 14, 2019
My thanks to Harper Collins U.K./HarperVoyager for an eARC via NetGalley of Greg Chivers’ ‘The Crying Machine’ in exchange for an honest review.
This is a complex, fiercely intelligent thriller set in a post-apocalyptic Jerusalem and involves themes of politics, science, religion and artificial intelligence. The narrative switches between its three main characters: Levi, Silas, and Clementine.
Levi is an ambitious young criminal, who is hired to steal a valuable religious artefact. Silas is the Minister of Antiquities, a title that he considers gives him “licence to divert a certain proportion of the city’s excessive historical wealth into private hands.” Finally, Clementine is a young refugee with unusual technological abilities, who is looking to disappear when her path crosses Levi’s.
I was very impressed with the characterisation throughout. There wasn’t a great deal of exposition about the wider world though enough to provide a sense of the historical context. Chivers’ focus on ideas linked to religion, philosophy, and AI put me in mind of Philip K. Dick’s writing.
I was only aware of this SF novel a few days before publication and when my request to HarperVoyager was approved I elected to buy its audiobook edition to allow me to combine listening with my reading. The audiobook has three narrators to voice the sections allocated to Levi, Silas, and Clementine.
Overall an engaging read that combined ideas with an exploration of what it means to be human. I look forward to his future projects.
This is a complex, fiercely intelligent thriller set in a post-apocalyptic Jerusalem and involves themes of politics, science, religion and artificial intelligence. The narrative switches between its three main characters: Levi, Silas, and Clementine.
Levi is an ambitious young criminal, who is hired to steal a valuable religious artefact. Silas is the Minister of Antiquities, a title that he considers gives him “licence to divert a certain proportion of the city’s excessive historical wealth into private hands.” Finally, Clementine is a young refugee with unusual technological abilities, who is looking to disappear when her path crosses Levi’s.
I was very impressed with the characterisation throughout. There wasn’t a great deal of exposition about the wider world though enough to provide a sense of the historical context. Chivers’ focus on ideas linked to religion, philosophy, and AI put me in mind of Philip K. Dick’s writing.
I was only aware of this SF novel a few days before publication and when my request to HarperVoyager was approved I elected to buy its audiobook edition to allow me to combine listening with my reading. The audiobook has three narrators to voice the sections allocated to Levi, Silas, and Clementine.
Overall an engaging read that combined ideas with an exploration of what it means to be human. I look forward to his future projects.
February 1, 2020
I like gritty stories of the future that feel real, while changing just a few items to place it into a possible future. Here, the world outside of Jerusalem places pressure on our characters in unseen ways. This is neat, for as we follow our three main characters they respond to stresses beyond their own little bubble.
It takes a little adjustment to follow in the first person narrative of Silas, Levi, and Clementine. But once in, it helps make sense of the plot. There is a lot going on, with competing forces vying for what they feel is important. Which eventually clash. Here, it is many deals with relative devils and those that believe they are in control actually are not.
The Western world has succumb to the cult of the machine. There is a cult of the machine religon, which is an interesting juxtaposition with the history of the city of Jerusalem. Clementine is a refugee from that world. She is the mystery, as us readers are only slowly informed as to her history and what she is running from.
I found it a wonderful story and a diverse set of characters set in an all too plausible world. I didn’t go into the story knowing much more than location and that it had technology within an old city. That helped, as I continually wanted to learn more, especially about Clementine. I found it time well spent.
It takes a little adjustment to follow in the first person narrative of Silas, Levi, and Clementine. But once in, it helps make sense of the plot. There is a lot going on, with competing forces vying for what they feel is important. Which eventually clash. Here, it is many deals with relative devils and those that believe they are in control actually are not.
The Western world has succumb to the cult of the machine. There is a cult of the machine religon, which is an interesting juxtaposition with the history of the city of Jerusalem. Clementine is a refugee from that world. She is the mystery, as us readers are only slowly informed as to her history and what she is running from.
I found it a wonderful story and a diverse set of characters set in an all too plausible world. I didn’t go into the story knowing much more than location and that it had technology within an old city. That helped, as I continually wanted to learn more, especially about Clementine. I found it time well spent.
January 1, 2020
The question of what it means to be human is a well-worn one in SFF. Greg Chivers gives us his take in his novel The Crying Machine (review copy from Harper Voyager).
Clementine is an artificial being, an AI consciousness in an augmented human body. She arrives in Jerusalem a refugee from a Western Europe devastated by war and corrupted technology. She tries to find her place in this strange, divided city. In an attempt to get some money she falls in with criminals contracted to steal something from the museum. That something turns out to be the Antikythera Mechanism- an artifact from Ancient Greece that is probably the world's first computer. Shenanigans ensue, and Clementine finds herself caught up in Jerusalem city politics and on the run from the authorities.
I'm afraid I was left rather cold by this techno-thriller. It felt confused at times, and I struggled to engage with, or care about, the principal characters. Although the focus of the story was on Clementine's time in Jerusalem, too little was sketched in of what was happening in the wider world to have resulted in her arrival there. This was a frustrating level of hand-waving world-building.
Clementine is an artificial being, an AI consciousness in an augmented human body. She arrives in Jerusalem a refugee from a Western Europe devastated by war and corrupted technology. She tries to find her place in this strange, divided city. In an attempt to get some money she falls in with criminals contracted to steal something from the museum. That something turns out to be the Antikythera Mechanism- an artifact from Ancient Greece that is probably the world's first computer. Shenanigans ensue, and Clementine finds herself caught up in Jerusalem city politics and on the run from the authorities.
I'm afraid I was left rather cold by this techno-thriller. It felt confused at times, and I struggled to engage with, or care about, the principal characters. Although the focus of the story was on Clementine's time in Jerusalem, too little was sketched in of what was happening in the wider world to have resulted in her arrival there. This was a frustrating level of hand-waving world-building.
April 4, 2019
Set in the future where the world has gone through may world wars and technological advances, old games are still being played in the Holy City. A minister who plots to rule the city, a small time crook planning a heist bigger than he's ever done and a girl with technological abilities looking to disappear. And an ancient artefact that brings them all together.
It took me a while to get in to this book, at first I was confused with the narrative and where in time this all took place. After a few chapters I started to really get into it. The different narrator's all had their own unique voices and personalities. The world building was good with discriptions of all the places you would find in Jerusalem from years past, but all with new technology from AIs to personal communicators attached to the ears.
Overall I liked this story and the ideas in it.
It took me a while to get in to this book, at first I was confused with the narrative and where in time this all took place. After a few chapters I started to really get into it. The different narrator's all had their own unique voices and personalities. The world building was good with discriptions of all the places you would find in Jerusalem from years past, but all with new technology from AIs to personal communicators attached to the ears.
Overall I liked this story and the ideas in it.
August 10, 2023
This was an unexpected delight. A small-time criminal and fugitive hacker team up to steal an ancient antiquity. Add in some local mobsters, cyborgs, religious zealots, russian spies, corrupt politicians and ancient demons, and it starts to sound like Indiana Jones on crack!! It may sound like it's gone overboard and there's too much crammed in there, but it totally works. Intricate details, refreshing plot, decent characterisations and an ingeniously clever heist puts it more on par with the Italian Job than a Indiana Jones adventure ... or should that be the Jerusalem Job!?!
Recommended for readers who enjoyed Wayfarers series, Blackfish City, Annalee Newitz or AI in dystopian futures.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC.
Recommended for readers who enjoyed Wayfarers series, Blackfish City, Annalee Newitz or AI in dystopian futures.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC.
June 21, 2019
I don't want to spoil the story so I'll keep this relatively brief.
This is a realistic vision of a possible near future, based on hard science fiction but with a slight twist. I was dubious about adopting Jerusalem as the locus in quo, but it is logical based on the future geo-political situation that has been used as the story's foundation. The story isn't too 'sciencefictiony' so could be read as a study in human nature, but for me the extrapolation of today's technologies gives it a thread that kept me hooked, and it did keep me reading late into the night as I wanted to learn the outcome.
This is a realistic vision of a possible near future, based on hard science fiction but with a slight twist. I was dubious about adopting Jerusalem as the locus in quo, but it is logical based on the future geo-political situation that has been used as the story's foundation. The story isn't too 'sciencefictiony' so could be read as a study in human nature, but for me the extrapolation of today's technologies gives it a thread that kept me hooked, and it did keep me reading late into the night as I wanted to learn the outcome.
April 14, 2019
I don't always understand sci-fi /dystopia books but this was more of a heist. It's very character driven, which I prefer. A good book for me should always tell you something about the human condition, which this does, I think. Like many books, it really heats up after a bit. So the main reason I would recommend this book is that it becomes a real page-turner, the kind that grips you so you have to get to the end. And the end is very satisfactory. And the title fits very nicely.
December 20, 2019
Excellent
A gripping, engaging narrative set in an unusual milieu.
The plot strands blend nicely and the story progresses very well.
A strange blend, some standard SF tropes (implants, androids, etc), some mysticism/horror (even nods to the Lovecraftian mythos), political wrangling, post nuclear war dystopias, the ancient city of Jerusalem. Bit of everything really!
But great fun, and a pleasure to read.
A gripping, engaging narrative set in an unusual milieu.
The plot strands blend nicely and the story progresses very well.
A strange blend, some standard SF tropes (implants, androids, etc), some mysticism/horror (even nods to the Lovecraftian mythos), political wrangling, post nuclear war dystopias, the ancient city of Jerusalem. Bit of everything really!
But great fun, and a pleasure to read.
April 18, 2019
An interesting mixture of heist adventure and consideration of what it means to be human. With robots.
February 28, 2021
Actual score: 3.5
March 26, 2021
I liked it, but some of the dialogue, especially in the beginning, was pretty stiff. I also think the story could have reached further. But it was a great story idea and pretty interesting reading.
August 11, 2021
Machines and demons
The cover of this book doesn't do it justice. I probably would never have picked it up had I not been in a panel with Greg himself,and the loss would have been mine. A brilliantly original story brings questions to old religions and creates new... Gods or demons in a post apocalyptic world where even the evil robots aren't what you think. If you haven't read this, give it a try. You won't regret it
The cover of this book doesn't do it justice. I probably would never have picked it up had I not been in a panel with Greg himself,and the loss would have been mine. A brilliantly original story brings questions to old religions and creates new... Gods or demons in a post apocalyptic world where even the evil robots aren't what you think. If you haven't read this, give it a try. You won't regret it
Displaying 1 - 20 of 20 reviews