Rez Point

Rez Point #1

by Simon Winstanley

Insomniac, Killer, Gamer, Paralysed:
the candidates matched the algorithm perfectly.

When Life Two opened its digital doorway to a bright virtual utopia, the technology quietly opened the door to a darker, more ominous capability.

Better. Stronger. Younger.
All it takes is a frame of mind.
But what if that mind wasn’t your own?

Genres: Science Fiction

508 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 8, 2021

About the author

After choosing between Astrophysics and Electromechanical Engineering, Simon Winstanley went on to become (variously) an Engineer, Technology Teacher, Concept Illustrator, 3D Motion Ride designer, Visual Effects supervisor and Science Fiction author. He lives in North London, but his mind still commutes off-world.

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Reviews

[David]

Disappointing

I have read The Bridge series and liked it, with some reservations. Such reservations are amplified here: the writing isn't great, the plot too complicated and at points stretches credibility (!), too many characters who are difficult to keep track of and finally, a subtle sense that the book is amateurish.

[Jean]

I think in 50 years of reading, I’ve restarted a book straight away and read it again fewer than a dozen times in my life. Watership Down was the first, aged 15. The last was Field One by Simon Winstanley. Until now. The new Winstanley has me wishing he could churn out these books by the month.
Rez Point is fabulous; again, a recognisable society only with VR and gaming far further advanced. As with The Field series, the characters are so vivid that they leap off the page as do the set pieces. Don’t let the physics put you off, yes there is a little, and some is A Level, but that’s what Google is for, look it up.
Like Field One, reading it again has given further clarity. I’m very excited by the inclusion of a snippet from the next book - Winstanley doesn’t write prequels or sequels, he writes paraquels which infill the storyline with ways unenvisaged by the reader.
Highly recommended for urban sci-fi fans.

[G Maidment]

Like a book adapted from a movie

Rez Point kept me reading...just. Despite the lapses into barely understandable quantum mechanics, the book felt amateurishly written, with stilted dialogue and slightly one dimensional characters. Some things were also too far-fetched, e.g.,

*SPOILER ALERT*

One character's shift to mass murderer; the survival of a phone dropped from a plane; the rescue of one character falling from the same plane

[Andy Parkes]

Very keen to read this after really enjoying the field series. It took me a while to get my head around the central point of the "science" in this works and the second half of the story is really clever in how it all works. Clearly set up as the beginning of another series I'm looking forward to where this goes

[MR ANDREW]

Well written and twisting plot. Clever use of time...

The story unfolds with introduction of multiple characters. Each playing a key part in the plot. The concept of vituial environments isn't new but the twist in this story keeps you thinking and reading more. If only I'd read this earlier in my life....or have I?

[Nigel Frankcom]

A real treat

Fast paced and with trippy science, this epic sees a well cast wrangling over the fate of billions.

Well worth reading and one of the best stories I’ve read in a while, I look forward to reading the next in the series.

[Kyra]

Amazing

An intelligent and gripping book that felt like a ride gaining momentum...towards an unpredictable ending that leaves you wanting more.