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INTERFACES: A psy-fi thriller about the future of the mind
In the not-too-distant future, humans allow their minds to be synaptically connected to omnipresent quantum computers through converters that encode signals to match neural communications. While working on human-machine interaction, Professor Kin Poto suspects that quantum computer viruses can be transferred to humans. An audacious experiment finds the professor astonished and bewildered about the profound, unchartered behavior of the human mind. Circumstances of this new-found reality represent an entirely new environment for human consciousness and provoke it to operate differently, unfolding further evolutionary potential.
Connect your computer to your mind to browse the files within. Navigate your consciousness through the entire Infosphere without lifting a finger or leaving your chair. Dreams of future visionaries successfully link minds to the risks of synthesizing technology and consciousness, creating a thrilling work of fiction that carries us to a dystopic world of academic intrigue, a repressive system with revolutionized social media, and new-found access to wealth. If you are looking for an engaging, psychological, science-fiction novel which reaches into the uncharted depths to explore the expansive regions of the human mind, look no further than Interfaces!
Connect your computer to your mind to browse the files within. Navigate your consciousness through the entire Infosphere without lifting a finger or leaving your chair. Dreams of future visionaries successfully link minds to the risks of synthesizing technology and consciousness, creating a thrilling work of fiction that carries us to a dystopic world of academic intrigue, a repressive system with revolutionized social media, and new-found access to wealth. If you are looking for an engaging, psychological, science-fiction novel which reaches into the uncharted depths to explore the expansive regions of the human mind, look no further than Interfaces!
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241 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 13, 2021
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May 25, 2021
I really enjoyed the read although I’m not a sci-fi fan. It is a page-turner.
May 25, 2021
A very interesting and a bit unusual read. The fiction was very convincing for me. Even though the thoughts are sometimes complicated, the overall mix has the right ratio of realism and fantastic elements. The text has a bit of a cinematographic features, would be interesting to see something like this filmed
July 15, 2021
Interfaces is a very interesting book to read since the topic of the book is surely something we have thought about. At least I did. The story is set in the near future where we are all connected with technology, even our minds. One day Dr. Makela Etova seeks help of professor Kin Poto because one of her patients started to show some never seen before symptoms. Prof. Poto realises it may be symptoms of a computer virus transferred to the human mind. They now have to find out how this happened and how to prevent this from happening again.
I enjoyed reading the first half of the book. There was a bit of tension and secrecy about what was going to happen and if the characters would succeed in their mission. Halfway the story the point of view changed and the story follows a new character. This kinda messed up the expectations I had for the story. Not in a bad way but I realised I now had no idea what could happen.
Since this book is set in the future where society is not like what it is now, there were several little infodumps. This was really needed or otherwise lots of things would be too confusing.
Sometimes I thought the book was too difficult to read, because of those little infodumps. I wondered if some of them were needed in the story or I actually had no idea what they were actually talking about (but that could just be me not focussing enough at that moment).
Overall, the novel is not too long and the writing style is easy to read. The concept is interesting due to it being elaborated on well. I am sure Interfaces is a good book to start with if you want to get more into psy-fi and if you are interested in psychology or science fiction or both, I would definitely recommend Interfaces. I think I would give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
I enjoyed reading the first half of the book. There was a bit of tension and secrecy about what was going to happen and if the characters would succeed in their mission. Halfway the story the point of view changed and the story follows a new character. This kinda messed up the expectations I had for the story. Not in a bad way but I realised I now had no idea what could happen.
Since this book is set in the future where society is not like what it is now, there were several little infodumps. This was really needed or otherwise lots of things would be too confusing.
Sometimes I thought the book was too difficult to read, because of those little infodumps. I wondered if some of them were needed in the story or I actually had no idea what they were actually talking about (but that could just be me not focussing enough at that moment).
Overall, the novel is not too long and the writing style is easy to read. The concept is interesting due to it being elaborated on well. I am sure Interfaces is a good book to start with if you want to get more into psy-fi and if you are interested in psychology or science fiction or both, I would definitely recommend Interfaces. I think I would give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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August 22, 2021This book follows Professor Proto and he studies synaptic codification and how these standard microchips that are in the brain effect people. It has always been common knowledge that a computer virus cannot effect a human until one day a case was brought to him by psychologist, Dr. Makela Etova that changes everything they thought they knew about the synaptic codification.
This book struck me as a more of a philosophy of the "what ifs" of humans becoming more biologically apart of technology and what could go wrong. This book didn't have me at the edge of my seat like a thriller, but it gave me something to think about.
I thought the overall technology of this book was well thought out. How you had an electronic bracelet that worked to control the synaptic microchip and gave an individual direct access to the infosphere, the collective operating system that is accessed through the microchip. It allowed you to connect directly to people and information. It could also take on a ton of the weight of overall cognitive functioning and make thought processes less taxing. It was a very interesting concept.
The overall story line was okay to me. I didnt really feel attached to these characters, but I feel everything was a vessel for the ideas that were meant to be conveyed in this narrative.
This book struck me as a more of a philosophy of the "what ifs" of humans becoming more biologically apart of technology and what could go wrong. This book didn't have me at the edge of my seat like a thriller, but it gave me something to think about.
I thought the overall technology of this book was well thought out. How you had an electronic bracelet that worked to control the synaptic microchip and gave an individual direct access to the infosphere, the collective operating system that is accessed through the microchip. It allowed you to connect directly to people and information. It could also take on a ton of the weight of overall cognitive functioning and make thought processes less taxing. It was a very interesting concept.
The overall story line was okay to me. I didnt really feel attached to these characters, but I feel everything was a vessel for the ideas that were meant to be conveyed in this narrative.
July 19, 2021
This book was an interesting read. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started this novella. I am a sci-fi reader and love this genre and this book definitely had a lot of theoretical concepts of what the future would look like.
I think that there was a lot info dumping in this book but it was necessary to get the ideas across. I will say that the thriller element was missing for me. I was expecting to be on edge and be worried for the characters since it says it is a psi-fi thriller but there weren’t really any thriller elements to it.
The way the future is visualized was very cool though. People could interact with synaptically connected devices to interfaces for almost everything. The big question was if a humans could contract a programmed virus through these devices and so it was a big morality issue that the book ponders and goes over.
The book definitely gets heavy at times with its scientific concepts and I did find myself having a hard time following along at points but I made it through and thought that it was very though provoking.
If you are scientific and love to theorize about the future of humanity and technology, then you would probably like this book!
I think that there was a lot info dumping in this book but it was necessary to get the ideas across. I will say that the thriller element was missing for me. I was expecting to be on edge and be worried for the characters since it says it is a psi-fi thriller but there weren’t really any thriller elements to it.
The way the future is visualized was very cool though. People could interact with synaptically connected devices to interfaces for almost everything. The big question was if a humans could contract a programmed virus through these devices and so it was a big morality issue that the book ponders and goes over.
The book definitely gets heavy at times with its scientific concepts and I did find myself having a hard time following along at points but I made it through and thought that it was very though provoking.
If you are scientific and love to theorize about the future of humanity and technology, then you would probably like this book!
July 20, 2021
Interfaces is a hard sci-fi exploration of the intersection between consciousness and technology. Anilak uses a small cast of characters as exemplification of various philosophical perspectives in his version of the not so distant future to discuss where humanity could be headed if we continue to combine technology with our minds and selves.
While this was definitely not a thriller, and not my particular cup of tea, I feel that Anilak was able to accomplish his goal in a compelling manner. If you go to read something more for the conversations and themes being discussed (rather than the plot or characters having those conversations and bringing about those themes) you will not have any difficulty with this story. However, if you do read more for character and plot, I would not suggest this story.
The story followed an un-rushed pace and came to a natural and consistent conclusion. I did have some issues with the writing style, but overall I am not upset at the time I spent in this world. I enjoyed the character interactions that bordered on found family and felt distinct and personal, and I enjoyed taking a look at the ethics behind the possible future of technology.
While this was definitely not a thriller, and not my particular cup of tea, I feel that Anilak was able to accomplish his goal in a compelling manner. If you go to read something more for the conversations and themes being discussed (rather than the plot or characters having those conversations and bringing about those themes) you will not have any difficulty with this story. However, if you do read more for character and plot, I would not suggest this story.
The story followed an un-rushed pace and came to a natural and consistent conclusion. I did have some issues with the writing style, but overall I am not upset at the time I spent in this world. I enjoyed the character interactions that bordered on found family and felt distinct and personal, and I enjoyed taking a look at the ethics behind the possible future of technology.
July 17, 2021
I got a copy of this book for Breakeven Books - Book Tour. The premise for this novella was super interesting but there was a lot of info dumps in the beginning that made it hard to get into.
I think if you're super interested in technology and the development of tech then you will love this book!
I am not a massive sci-fi fan but I enjoyed the ideas that this novella portrayed. I wish that this had more pages to develop these idea's further.
I think if you're super interested in technology and the development of tech then you will love this book!
I am not a massive sci-fi fan but I enjoyed the ideas that this novella portrayed. I wish that this had more pages to develop these idea's further.
May 25, 2021
Unexpectedly good read from a new name in the field!
July 14, 2021
I received this as an ebook in exchange for a fair review, as part of Breakeven Books tour of this novel!
Interfaces is a contemplative and complex hard sci-fi that raises interesting questions about the future of our world.
The story follows a small group of characters as they grapple with the discovery of “dual connection” within a virtual space.
The novel has the tagline: “A psy-fi thriller about the future of the mind” but I would instead consider it more of an extrapolation into how emerging technologies could impact society. In truth, I didn’t find much “thriller” about it, but that didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the novel.
While it takes a little bit to adapt to the structure, I did very much enjoy it. It doesn’t read like a typical book, in that it’s clear the characters are standing in for concepts or approaches. They do have personality, but the story is less about their journey than the concepts that are being presented.
There is a very large infodump at the start, which usually would annoy me, but in this book it worked because you really do have to understand the concept to follow the plot.
Regarding the plot, this is where the novel fell flat to me. The second half of the novel follows another character, which I found a little bit jarring and confusing; I wasn’t entirely sure why his perspective was required. And, as I mentioned before, the characters aren’t really people, in a sense. They are vehicles for transmitting these ideas. I wish they had been fleshed out further.
The world-building is quite interesting though - society is organized in a different way than now. There is a focus on policing, which I wished had more of an in-depth overview, as I wasn’t really sure how they related to the government at times.
The prose is a bit lofty and uses language that I found engaging but might put off some people as it’s very technical and at times relies on jargon. And while the technological aspects of the story were very futuristic but not ridiculously so, some of the social aspects could have used more focus. Also, they kept talking about a “man-made” womb, but this phallocentric phrasing was very much at odds with the gender-neutral society that was posited. In truth, it was distracting.
Overall, I found this short little novel to be an interesting extrapolation into the nature of consciousness and technology.
Interfaces is a contemplative and complex hard sci-fi that raises interesting questions about the future of our world.
The story follows a small group of characters as they grapple with the discovery of “dual connection” within a virtual space.
The novel has the tagline: “A psy-fi thriller about the future of the mind” but I would instead consider it more of an extrapolation into how emerging technologies could impact society. In truth, I didn’t find much “thriller” about it, but that didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the novel.
While it takes a little bit to adapt to the structure, I did very much enjoy it. It doesn’t read like a typical book, in that it’s clear the characters are standing in for concepts or approaches. They do have personality, but the story is less about their journey than the concepts that are being presented.
There is a very large infodump at the start, which usually would annoy me, but in this book it worked because you really do have to understand the concept to follow the plot.
Regarding the plot, this is where the novel fell flat to me. The second half of the novel follows another character, which I found a little bit jarring and confusing; I wasn’t entirely sure why his perspective was required. And, as I mentioned before, the characters aren’t really people, in a sense. They are vehicles for transmitting these ideas. I wish they had been fleshed out further.
The world-building is quite interesting though - society is organized in a different way than now. There is a focus on policing, which I wished had more of an in-depth overview, as I wasn’t really sure how they related to the government at times.
The prose is a bit lofty and uses language that I found engaging but might put off some people as it’s very technical and at times relies on jargon. And while the technological aspects of the story were very futuristic but not ridiculously so, some of the social aspects could have used more focus. Also, they kept talking about a “man-made” womb, but this phallocentric phrasing was very much at odds with the gender-neutral society that was posited. In truth, it was distracting.
Overall, I found this short little novel to be an interesting extrapolation into the nature of consciousness and technology.
October 24, 2021
A super interesting idea. It kind of feels like a mix of Inception but with technology that’s being speculated about now. The beginning was VERY messy. It comes together after a couple of chapters, but the book feels more like a first draft than a final copy.
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