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A review by davidsandey
Infoquake by David Louis Edelman
5.0
A fresh and exciting branch on the cyberpunk tree.
Edelman draws the reader into the world of Natch, Jara, Horvil and his many enemies with such ease that it is easy to imagine the wonders of a Bio/Logic, the Multi Network and even the exquisite creation of MultiReal, a collaborative technology that allows one person to create the reality that the desire while the rest of the world subconsciously agrees to it.
The protagonist, Natch, is not a nice guy. He will do anything it takes to get ahead, taking risks and ruthlessly punishing those he thinks are getting in his way. Even knowing what a poor example of a human being he is, it is never hard to root for him while secretly wishing him hoping that he gets his comeuppance.
The book deftly asks many ethical questions about business practices, freedom and most importantly about personal risk vs corporate responsibility. Not all of these questions are answered or even addressed deeply—they are simply to big to be solved in the first third of a story. Personally, I would have been happy with this as a stand-alone book. Questions left hanging don't bother me. I love being left with questions that I have to answer.
I’m definitely looking forward to the next installments. I trust David Louis Edelman to answer the questions that he has raised and to pose even more intersting and challenging ones.
Edelman draws the reader into the world of Natch, Jara, Horvil and his many enemies with such ease that it is easy to imagine the wonders of a Bio/Logic, the Multi Network and even the exquisite creation of MultiReal, a collaborative technology that allows one person to create the reality that the desire while the rest of the world subconsciously agrees to it.
The protagonist, Natch, is not a nice guy. He will do anything it takes to get ahead, taking risks and ruthlessly punishing those he thinks are getting in his way. Even knowing what a poor example of a human being he is, it is never hard to root for him while secretly wishing him hoping that he gets his comeuppance.
The book deftly asks many ethical questions about business practices, freedom and most importantly about personal risk vs corporate responsibility. Not all of these questions are answered or even addressed deeply—they are simply to big to be solved in the first third of a story. Personally, I would have been happy with this as a stand-alone book. Questions left hanging don't bother me. I love being left with questions that I have to answer.
I’m definitely looking forward to the next installments. I trust David Louis Edelman to answer the questions that he has raised and to pose even more intersting and challenging ones.